By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian senators investigating the handling of the country s COVID-19 outbreak have dropped a recommendation from their draft report that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with genocide and homicide, instead accusing him of crimes against humanity. Senators leading the congressional probe met late on Tuesday to discuss a report prepared by opposition Senator Renan Calheiros, and agreeing to remove the homicide and genocide accusations due to what one senator called technical reasons. 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. It is highly unlikely tha
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian senators investigating the handling of the country's COVID-19 outbreak have dropped a recommendation from their draft report that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with genocide and homicide, instead accusing him of "crimes against humanity."
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Shares in Brazilian pork and poultry processor BRF SA closed up nearly 10% on Tuesday after beef producer Marfrig Global Foods SA asked antitrust watchdog CADE to approve its purchase of almost a quarter of BRF’s stock.
FILE PHOTO: A worker cuts up joints of beef at the Marfrig Group slaughterhouse in Promissao, 500 km northwest of Sao Paulo October 7, 2011. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo
There were also rumors among traders that Marfrig was continuing to build on its stake throughout the day, according to the local press.
In May, Marfrig announced publicly that it had bought 24% of BRF’s outstanding shares, adding that it had no intention of influencing BRF’s strategy or management.