Brazil senators call for records of Bolsonaro's internet activity


FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro reacts during the launching ceremony of the National Green Growth Program, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil October 25, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Senate investigative committee agreed on Tuesday to request access to records of President Jair Bolsonaro's internet activity, the latest threat to the far-right leader in a probe of his administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The request comes on the day senators are scheduled to vote on the committee's final report containing the findings of a months' long investigation, which is expected to include a call for criminal charges https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-senate-report-drops-call-homicide-charge-against-bolsonaro-reports-2021-10-20 against the president.

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