Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over handling of Covid-19

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (Eraldo Peres/AP)

A Brazilian Senate committee has recommended President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions and omissions related to the world’s second highest Covid-19 death toll.

The seven-to-four vote was the culmination of a six-month committee investigation of the government’s handling of the pandemic.