Bolsonaro Faces Probe for Alleged Negligence in Vaccine Case
- Ally says president warned of corruption in buying of Covaxin
- Top court was asked to authorize investigation of Bolsonaro
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Brazil’s prosecutor general office has requested the country’s top court to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro for possible negligence in the handling of corruption allegations related to the purchase of vaccines from India.
Negotiations to buy the Covaxin shot produced by Bharat Biotech International Ltd. turned into a scandal when a government ally said he had personally warned Bolsonaro that a contract signed by the Health Ministry to acquire 20 million doses of the vaccine for 1.6 billion reais ($317 million) was plagued with irregularities.