The parliamentary commission of inquiry (ICC) on the pandemic in Brazil approved late, Tuesday, October 27, the damning report of its six months of investigation, which recommends the indictment of President Jair Bolsonaro for nine crimes, including “crime against humanity ”.
Seven of the 11 senators who carried out the work of the ICC approved the text which also calls for the indictment of 77 other people, including several ministers, ex-ministers, companies, and the three eldest sons of Mr. Bolsonaro, all elected officials .
For the commission, the crimes cited in the report are “Intentional”, the Bolsonaro government having deliberately decided not to take the necessary measures to contain the Covid-19 epidemic which has left more than 600,000 dead in its country.
Serious accusations, which should however have an especially symbolic scope, the far-right president benefiting from support in Parliament able to prevent him from opening an impeachment procedure. Likewise, the Attorney General, Augusto Aras, an ally of Mr. Bolsonaro, can block any indictment.