Jair Bolsonaro is accused of crimes against humanity in Brazil

Few brazilians had high hopes for a Senate inquiry into the country’s disastrous handling of covid-19. But its thousand-page report, leaked this week, is far more damning than expected. President Jair Bolsonaro should be tried for “crimes against humanity”, its authors say. His “macabre” approach to the pandemic, including organising large gatherings of his supporters and disparaging scientists, constitutes a “crime against public health”. Some 65 others are also implicated and could face criminal proceedings.

“The president has committed several crimes and will pay for them all,” said Omar Aziz, one...