What is the CPI and what does it research?
The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI), chaired by Senator Omar Aziz, is investigating the alleged setbacks and omissions of the Brazilian executive in the fight against the pandemic.
The commission was created in the Brazilian Senate last April and has since investigated evidence of numerous violations, ranging from the government’s defense of ineffective drugs for the disease to possible corruption in vaccine negotiations (namely, a vaccination contract). the purchase of 20 million doses of covaxin signed by Brazil and Bharat Biotech for R $ 1.6 billion).
Marked by several controversies and revelations, the CPI of the pandemic listened to more than 50 people, including ministers and former ministers, health experts, businessmen, families of victims and others, as well as considered alleged failures in managing the pandemic, such as delays in procurement of vaccines (due to for ignoring more than 100 emails from Pfizer), the oxygen crisis in Manaus and even the spread of “fake news”.
On Wednesday, the rapporteur, Senator Renan Calleiros, announced the findings of a document that has already hit the pages New York Times… According to a North American newspaper with access to the preliminary version, the report blames Bolsonaro for the deaths of more than 300,000 Brazilians.
Recall that in the country, one of the most affected by the pandemic, more than 600 thousand deaths and 21.6 million cases of infection with the new coronavirus have been registered. “Many of these deaths were preventable,” Renan Calheiros told the New York Times.
What crimes are indicated in the report?
In statements to several Brazilian authorities, a spokesperson for the document said last week that the Brazilian president would be charged with 11 crimes committed during the country’s health crisis, including murder.
“Is it over there? [a CPI] was established by the need to give an answer to the public about how the president of the republic was involved or not, whether he was responsible for the increase in the number of deaths in Brazil or not, and the commission concluded that he was indeed responsible and he should be blamed for all this. The prospect is that we will use 11 different types of criminal offenses, depending on the behavior of the president of the republic, ”he said. Renan Calleiros in BBC Brazil.
However, this morning the senators decided to exclude the crimes of inaction and genocide of indigenous peoples from the report.
“The genocide was not a consensus, no one had a consensus, there was no consensus among lawyers. Among us senators, I myself said that I need to be convinced. The most important thing in this meeting is that we came out as one, ”said CPI President, Senator Omar Aziz, who is quoted as saying G1 (Globe)…
The rest of the crimes imputed to the president remain in the document. According to the publication, Bolsonar will be charged with nine crimes:
- Fatal epidemic;
- Violation of sanitary measures;
- Irregular use of public funds;
- Incitement to crime;
- Forgery of a private document;
- Quackery;
- Preliminary variation;
- Crime against humanity;
- The crime of responsibility.
What other names appear in the CPI document?
Total and over Newspaper, a document of more than a thousand pages should propose to prosecute about 70 people and two companies (“Necessary Medicines” and “VTC Magazine”).
In addition to Bolsonaro, the final report should include ministers, former ministers, MPs and the president’s sons (Senator Flavio, MP Eduardo and Councilor Carlos).
O Country Brazil he writes that the CPI is also targeting Federal MP and former Minister of Citizenship Osmar Terra (MDB-RS), former Minister of Health Eduardo Pazuello, as well as doctors Nise Yamaguchi and Paolo Zanotto, suspected of involvement in the so-called parallel cabinet.
The group, which has worked informally with the Ministry of Health on solutions to tackle the pandemic, will influence government denial policies and is accused of helping to spread “fake news” about the disease, promoting treatments without scientific evidence. such as hydroxychloroquine, and protect herd immunity rather than social distancing and mass vaccinations.
What follows from reading the report?
Launched in April in the Senate, following the STF (Supreme Federal Court) determination, the CPI Covid is due to be completed by the end of October. The last activity of the commission will be a vote on the final report, which will take place on 26 October.
The vote was scheduled for this Wednesday, but was postponed due to disagreements between the senators in the classification of crimes and the accused, above all, writes Newspaper, against members of the family of President Jair Bolsonaro.
If approved by a simple majority of eleven members of the commission, each of the conclusions of the report may involve sending a document to various bodies.
The document will be sent to the Attorney General of the Republic Augusto Aras and other bodies responsible for overseeing the activities of the executive branch and the accused – the prosecutor’s office, the Chamber of Accounts and the Chamber of Deputies, if it is concluded that the crime is responsible for impeachment (President’s resignation process). In the case of crimes against humanity or genocide, the report should be submitted to the International Criminal Court in The Hague so that the possible civil, criminal and political liability of the accused can be increased.
If the document recommends legislative changes, they will be processed as bills in the National Congress.
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Notícia atualizada às 10h19 com novos elementos do relatório final]
