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President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil should face homicide charges over his mishandling of the pandemic, a report from Brazil's Senate said.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 3:14 PM EST

A Brazilian congressional panel is set to recommend mass homicide charges against Mr. Bolsonaro, asserting that he intentionally let the coronavirus kill hundreds of thousands in a failed bid to achieve herd immunity and revive Latin America's largest economy.

It is unclear at best whether the report will lead to criminal charges.

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