The report of the Senate commission of inquiry on the management of the Covid-19 pandemic was to be made public on Tuesday, October 19. Its publication was postponed for one day, until Wednesday, October 20. The responsibility of President Jair Bosonaro could be questioned for his policy considered “criminal”, according to eleven counts against him.
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As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the Brazil, representatives of the families of the victims are expected to testify before the senatorial commission of inquiry on Monday, October 18. They will try to convince how many deaths could have been avoided among the more than 600,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic in Brazil. They could also explain how the government allegedly made matters worse, reports our correspondent in São Paulo, Martin Bernard.
But this highly anticipated Senate report will no longer be presented on Tuesday, October 19, as planned. Senators wanted an extra day to debate the content of the 1,000-page document. It will finally be “read on Wednesday by the rapporteur Renan Calheiros”, announced the chairman of the committee, Omar Aziz, on Twitter. In question, the divergences appeared on the subject of the content of the text.
Friday, October 15, Renan Calheiros had announced at least eleven charges against President Jair Bolsonaro, including “homicide by omission”, “charlatanism” and “crime against humanity”. Several ministers and three sons of Jair Bolsonaro should also be incriminated. Among the facts, the report referred to the “genocide” of Native Americans due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but other moderate senators felt the term was inappropriate.
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