FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Deputy Arthur Lira, candidate for the presidency of Lower House for the next election, looks on during a news conference in Manaus, Brazil, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
BRASÍLIA (Reuters) - Arthur Lira, head of Brazil's lower house, said on Tuesday alleged irregularities regarding the federal government's procurement of a COVID-19 vaccine does not justify the opening of impeachment proceedings against President Jair Bolsonaro.
Lira's remarks, made during a radio interview, come as Bolsonaro is feeling the heat for overseeing the world's second-deadliest coronavirus toll and as a Senate probe looks into alleged graft in vaccine purchases.
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