Brazil's Supreme Court gives Bolsonaro 48 hours to report on measures adopted against the coronavirus.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued a ruling in a lawsuit filed by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), which accuses Jair Bolsonaro of violating the rights to health and life, guaranteed by the Constitution.
Conjur with 247 - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on Wednesday (1st) that Jair Bolsonaro must provide information within 48 hours on the measures adopted to combat the spread of the new coronavirus.
Alexandre de Moraes ordered the information to be sent because the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) asked the Supreme Court to order Bolsonaro to comply with certain actions.
In the document, the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) deems unconstitutional "actions and omissions of the Federal Public Power, especially the Presidency of the Republic and the Ministry of Economy, in the context of conducting emergency public policies in the areas of health and the economy in the face of the crisis caused by the new coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19)". In practice, if the request were granted immediately, the President of the Republic would be "with his hands tied".
The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) further argues that, by failing to comply with the World Health Organization's protocol for combating the coronavirus pandemic and publicly discouraging its use, President Jair Bolsonaro is leaving the rights to health and life vulnerable, violating the Constitution of the Republic.