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State Attorney General moves forward on criminal proceedings against parliamentarians
Jun.17.2020 2:46PM
Lucas Rezende
SÃO PAULO
One day after President Jair Bolsonaro encouraged Brazilians to invade hospitals to film the offer of beds, five state deputies from Espírito Santo entered the Dório Silva State Hospital, in the metropolitan region of Vitória, and stayed there for two hours doing an inspection on their own in the unit for patients with the novel coronavirus.
None of the parliamentarians is a doctor or a member of the Health Committee of the Legislative Assembly. They are affiliated with the PSL, PSDB, Republicans, and Avante parties. The Attorney General's Office filed a criminal representation against parliamentarians.
Deputies invade Covid-19 hospital with encouragement of Bolsonaro. Credit:
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In live videos on social media, Bolsonaro said that "[if] there is a field hospital near you, a public hospital, find a way to get in and film." The visit in Vitória took place on Friday (12), the day after the president's live.
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2020/06/deputies-invade-covid-19-hospital-with-encouragement-of-bolsonaro.shtml
More than just a little creepy, would you say?