without wearing masks and sowed doubt about vaccines.... Renan Calheiros, first presented the nearly 1, 20

The draft report still needs to be voted on by the Senate commission and could be vetoed and altered.... " The decisions were technical, not political," opposition Senator Humberto Costa told Reuters.... " We can't run the risk of the report being thrown out by a judge because the characterization of the crimes was not precise." In practice, the senators' decision changes little for Bolsonaro, who has dismissed the probe as politically motivated....

Bolsonaro has dismissed the probe as politically motivated.... The presidency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.... Earlier on Tuesday, Bolsonaro told supporters the probe was a" joke" and said he was not concerned about it. Brazil has the second-highest death toll due to COVID-19, behind only the United States....

“ I am personally convinced that he is responsible for escalating the slaughter.” It is unclear at best whether the report will lead to criminal charges.... The report recommends nine additional charges against Jair Bolsonaro, including forging documents and “ crimes against humanity.” As his poll numbers decline, Bolsonaro is seeking to push tax changes and a government overhaul through Congress to shore up his pitch to voters.... Sign up today. Story continues below advertisement....

Bolsonaro said he would attend the Summit of the Americas only if Biden granted him a private meeting and also refrained from confronting him over some of the most contentious issues between the two men, the officials told The Associated Press.... A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department did not address questions about the requested preconditions.... Bolsonaro’s attendance at the summit may help Biden contain embarrassment over some leaders staying away, partly in a dispute over not all th

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends the launch ceremony of the National Green Growth Program at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil on Oct.... The 7-to-4 vote was the culmination of a six-month committee investigation of the government's handling of the pandemic.... It formally approved a report calling for prosecutors to try Bolsonaro on charges ranging from charlatanism and inciting crime to misuse of public funds and crimes against humanity, and in doing so hold him r

SAO PAULO( AP)--Bars in Brazil's biggest metropolis, Sao Paulo, are full again for Friday happy hours and lawmakers in the capital have nearly done away with video sessions via Zoom.... Rio de Janeiro's beaches are packed and calls for strict social distancing seem but a memory.... These developments are part of Brazil's bid to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, even as its death toll tops 600, 000, according to official data on Friday from the health ministry....

You can get rid of him because he never gives me the right amount of money.'" Reuters was unable to confirm the legitimacy of the recordings or the information in the story.... However, Brazilian law does not allow a sitting president to be charged for any crime committed before taking power....

By Sarah White3 Min ReadCANNES, France( Reuters)-A Moroccan film about hip-hopping youth in Casablanca, a hero’s tale by Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, and a wildly imaginative French movie featuring sex with a car are among contenders for the top Cannes Film Festival award on Saturday, in one of the more unpredictable contests in years. Slideshow( 3 images) The world’s biggest film festival returned to the French Riviera after a 2020 hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, drawi

The destruction highlighted the state's ongoing struggles with high housing costs, lack of affordable housing options, and low wages. These are the major developments in West Maui in the year since the wildfires: West Maui reopened for tourism on Oct.... Rent prices for vacation rentals rose astronomically as a result of the reopening, and at least 1, 400 people have left Maui in the past year, she added. Days before the reopening for tourism, Hawaii Gov.... Josh Green stated that while he was