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A senate panel in Brazil has backed a report calling for criminal charges against president Jair Bolsonaro for his handling of the Covid pandemic, including crimes against humanity. The coronavirus death toll in Brazil totals more than 600,000 - the second highest in the world behind the United States. And while Bolsonaro’s ratings plummet, former leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva looks poised to make a return in 2022 after having his own convictions quashed earlier this year.
Professor Idelber Avelar teaches Latin American Studies at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He joins the show to discuss the developments in Brazil, and what might happen next.
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