A Supreme Court judge on Monday authorized an investigation of allegations that Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tried to interfere in the work of the country's federal police force for political motives, the top court said on its website.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro reacts as he stands at the ramp of the Planalto Palace, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Brasilia, Brazil April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Justice Celso de Mello gave the federal police 60 days to carry out the investigation requested by Brazil’s chief public prosecutor Augusto Aras following the accusations made by former justice minister Sergio Moro, who resigned on Friday. Bolsonaro called the accusations unfounded, but they have set off the worst political crisis since he took office in January last year and lost the far-right leader valuable allies.
Based on the results of the police investigation, the public prosecutor will have to decide whether to press charges against the president or his former minister.
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