Brazil’s Supreme Court upheld an earlier decision by one of its judges that its Senate should investigate the handling of Covid-19 pandemic by the federal government of Jair Bolsonaro amid a surge in cases across the country.
The probe was initially ordered by Justice Luis Roberto Barroso last week after a request from the lawmakers. Wednesday’s ruling by the Supreme Court judges means that a special Senate committee will now examine the actions of the Brazilian government during the country’s coronavirus outbreak.
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