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Brazil top court gives nod for probe into Bolsonaro over vaccine deal

The president has been implicated in allegations of irregularities surrounding a 1.6 billion reais ($316 million) contract signed in February for 20 million doses

Jair Bolsonaro
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Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's president, pauses while speaking during a news conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Reuters Sao Paulo
Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber late on Friday authorized an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro by the top prosecutor's office, or PGR, for dereliction of duty in the process of procuring an Indian COVID-19 vaccine, according to a copy of the decision seen by Reuters.
 
The president has been implicated in allegations of irregularities surrounding a 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.
 
A Brazilian Senate commission investigating the administration's handling of the pandemic has cited suspicions of overpricing and corruption related to

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