Brazil Turmoil: President under investigation for a political scandal
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Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly trying to interfere with federal police investigations. The charge could lead to impeachment.

The country's top court also suspended the president's appointment of a new federal police chief. 

The political scandal erupted as Brazil grapples with looming recession … and a sharp rise, this week, in both new COVID-19 cases and fatalities. 

See how this investigation will affect Brazil's political landscape and what people comment on the president's handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

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