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Covid-19 in Brazil: Calls for president to face charges

We hear reaction from doctors in Brazil to a major inquiry that has said that the President Bolsonaro should be accused of crimes over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

We’ll be getting reaction from doctors in Brazil to a major inquiry that has said that the President Bolsonaro should be accused of crimes over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. We'll also be joined by our correspondent in Sao Paulo for more details on that report.

We’ll hear more about the situation on the ground in the Indian states of Kerala and Uttarakhand impacted by heavy rains and flooding.

And Egypt has appointed nearly 100 women as judges in one of its main judicial bodies – the state council. It is a first for the country. One recent female law graduate tells us what this means to her.

(Photo: A woman holds up a band as people attend a protest to demand the impeachment of Brazil"s President Jair Bolsonaro and against his handling of the coronavirus disease pandemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Credit: Reuters/Amanda Perobelli)

50 minutes

Last on

Wed 20 Oct 202115:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Oct 202115:06GMT

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