Eleonora Menicucci: Bolsonaro is a genocidal figure for disrespecting the WHO and deceiving the Brazilian people.
According to the former minister, "the word 'crime' used to denounce him [at the Hague Tribunal] is absolutely correct." Watch on TV 247
247 - Sociologist, former Minister of the Secretariat of Policies for Women in the Dilma Rousseff government and university professor in the area of Health, Eleonora Menicucci, in her participation in the Boa Noite 247 program, commented on the complaint made by health professionals against Jair Bolsonaro at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, last Sunday (26), accusing him of committing crimes against humanity and genocide during the coronavirus pandemic. In the view of the former minister, “the word 'crime' used to denounce him is extremely correct”.
Menicucci points out that Bolsonaro committed crimes against the Brazilian people by "trying to deceive the population about the benefits of the medication hydroxychloroquine" and also by "disregarding the guidelines established by the WHO."
She also explains that "an act of genocide by a government, in the field of human rights, is when there are no necessary measures to protect its population in the midst of a pandemic or war," as in the case of the Brazilian government's negligence in dealing with the pandemic.
In his view, "having a president convicted in court is an even greater embarrassment for Brazil internationally."
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Jair Bolsonaro was officially indicted last Sunday. (26) at the International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, for crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity due to its handling of the new coronavirus pandemic.
According to the journalist Jamil Chade, from UOLThe initiative is led by a coalition representing over one million healthcare workers in Brazil and supported by international organizations.
"According to the coalition, there is evidence that Bolsonaro committed crimes against humanity during his handling of the pandemic, by adopting negligent and irresponsible actions that contributed to the more than 80 deaths from the disease in the country," they point out.