Petitions to remove Bolsonaro rose to 68 in Brazil

Brazilian citizens file an impeachment lawsuit against the far-right president every 11 days.

In 2019, the accusations sparked from controversial events, since the former soldier shared, on a social network, a video in which a man urinates on another at a bus stop during the carnival. Another process emerged after Bolsonaro's decision of celebrating the date of the military coup perpetrated in Brazil on March 31, 1964.

In 2020, the number of petitions had reached 54. In the lawsuits, the most recurring topic is Covid-19, which appears in nearly 40 complaints.

This shows the erratic handling of the health crisis by the federal government, which purchased and distributed drugs with no proven scientific effectiveness and also discouraged social confinement.

On Friday, there was an impeachment petition, and one of the signatory was former Minister of Health Jose Gomes Temporao.

That petition was the first in the Lower House under Arthur Lira's presidency, who will decide whether or not to follow up the complaint.

According to the demand, Bolsonaro committed crimes of responsibility in handling of the health debacle, by 'attacking the fundamental right to life and public and individual health of Brazilians, and against administrative probity, acting in a manner that was incompatible with dignity, honor and decorum.'

Brazil reports 231,534 deaths and 9,524,640 Covid-19 cases, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.