Social Media Accounts Of Brazil's Bolsonaro Could Be Suspended. Here's Why
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A Senate investigative committee asked that Jair Bolsonaro's social media accounts be suspended for spreading misinformation about COVID-19.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a possible ruling suspending him from social media.
A Senate investigative committee on Tuesday called for Bolsonaro to be indicted for nine crimes related to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and asked that his social media accounts be suspended for spreading misinformation about COVID-19.
The committee has also requested access to his internet activity since April 2020. The government solicitor general asked the top court to bar social media companies from providing that information.
The report approved by the Senate committee on Tuesday holds Bolsonaro responsible for errors committed in handling the pandemic, which has killed more than 600,000 Brazilians.
