#Brazil’s top prosecutor agreed on Friday to request an #investigation of President Jair #Bolsonaro for dereliction of duty in the process of procuring an Indian Covid-19 vaccine. The president has been caught up in allegations of irregularities surrounding the 1.6 billion reais ($316 million) contract signed in February for 20 million doses with a Brazilian intermediary for the vaccine’s maker, Bharat Biotech.The government suspended the contract on Tuesday after a Senate commission raised suspicions of overpricing and corruption. FRANCE 24’s Tim Vickery for the latest.
Subscribe to France 24 now:
http://f24.my/youtubeEN
FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7
http://f24.my/YTliveEN
Visit our website:
http://www.france24.com
Subscribe to our YouTube channel:
http://f24.my/youtubeEN
Like us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English
Follow us on Twitter:See source
” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>
https://twitter.com/France24_en