Brazilian senator complains against Bolsonaro over vaccination | Coronavirus News Plague

The opposition senator has called for an investigation into the uncertainties in which the government buys the coronavirus vaccine.

A Brazilian opposition senator has filed a complaint with President Jair Bolsonaro in the country’s Supreme Court, asking him to investigate the inadequacy of the purchase of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The complaints came before a Senate committee investigating the government’s response to the epidemic false charges last week that Bolsonaro became aware of the alleged corruption in the $ 300m Brazilian vaccine deal made by Indians Covaxin and failed to take action.

In a video released by his office, Senator Randolfe Rodrigues said he had asked the Supreme Court to investigate the president “because of serious crimes” and because Bolsonaro “did not act after being informed of the existence of a major conspiracy in the Ministry of Health”.

The Office of the President did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Bolsonaro, a skeptic of COVID-19 who said the virus was a “minor flu” at the onset of the epidemic, has faced challenges his government is working to address. Senate Committee in Brazil he found survey in April.

But Bolsonaro remained adamant, refusing to call for legislation to be passed around the country such as the curfew, even the death of coronaviruses throughout the region.

Brazil has the second highest death toll in the world after the United States, with more than 513,000 people dead, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University.

The Bharat agreement is being investigated by prosecutors and lawmakers to see why the government has made an urgent agreement with the company’s mediator for the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer at a low cost.

Brazilian government officials have opened a study involving a $ 320m deal for Bharat Biotech vaccine 20 million. Opponents have cited high prices, urgent negotiations and legal approval as red flags in an agreement signed in February.

It remains to be seen whether Rodrigues’ appeal will be approved by the Supreme Court.

But the case is in danger of ruining Bolsonaro’s political career as his support dwindles and puts him far behind on the left. Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to go to the polls next year.