Brazilian health workers have urged the International Criminal Court to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's government for crimes against humanity over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to AFP.

A dossier of evidence was handed to the Hague-based court by a group of unions that claim to represent more than one million healthcare staff in Brazil, which has the world's highest virus death count after the United States.

In a statement, the unions accused Bolsonaro's administration of being “criminally negligent in its management of the Covid-19 pandemic — risking the lives of healthcare professionals and of members of the Brazilian society".

Police officers stand behind a banner as people protest against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo on July 26. — Reuters
Police officers stand behind a banner as people protest against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo on July 26. — Reuters

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