Poll says Brazilians are split on impeaching President Jair Bolsonaro despite a majority believing accusations by the former justice minister against him
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he stands at the ramp of the Planalto Palace, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Brasilia, Brazil April 27, 2020.
Sergio Moro, a popular minister because of his record fighting corruption as a federal judge, resigned as justice minister on Friday, accusing the president of attempting to interfere in sensitive police investigations involving family members.For 52 percent of those polled by Datafolha, Moro was telling the truth and only 20 percent said they believed Bolsonaro's account.
A main reason for discontent with Bolsonaro has been his handling of the coronavirus epidemic, whose gravity he has downplayed as the death toll rises in Brazil.
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