Brazil’s congress is starting an inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic, while the number of COVID-19 deaths in the country continues to set records. Michael Fox reports on the disproportionate impact the outbreak and related economic struggles have had on Brazil’s Black communities.
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