“This decision (of postponement) was made by the president (of the commission), Omar Aziz. I agree with him, we will have more time to discuss,” Calheiros explained to the G1 portal.
According to the Brazilian press, differences persist among the members of the commission regarding the content of the report, and new hearings have been scheduled for next week.
On Friday, the rapporteur had announced 11 charges against President Bolsonaro, including “homicide by omission”, “charlatanism”, “genocide of indigenous people” or “crime against humanity,” reported the AFP news agency.
Installed nearly six months ago, the Senate Parliamentary Commission (CPI) heard nearly 60 witnesses during often stormy hearings, with many compromising revelations for the government.
Senators first tried to establish the responsibilities of local and federal authorities in the severe oxygen shortage that led to the death of dozens of patients by suffocation in hospitals in Manaus (north) in January.
The ICC also investigated the delay in the purchase of vaccines, but discovered other irregularities, including suspicions of corruption.
Bolsonaro was also singled out for his anti-confinement speech and for having praised the merits of ineffective “early treatments” against the virus, particularly hydroxychloroquine-based.
The ICC does not have the power to initiate legal proceedings, but its report will be sent to the competent bodies, either the prosecutor’s office or the Court of Auditors.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Brazil has reported 601,574 deaths out of 21,597,949 infections.
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