After six months, a Brazilian Senate investigative committee has recommended for President Jair Bolsonaro to be indicted for nine crimes related to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 600,000 people in the South American country. But who decides the president’s fate, and will he be impeached or even jailed like his predecessors?

In this episode: 
Monica Yanakiew (@MonikaKiev), reporter for Al Jazeera English in Brazil
Claudio Couto (@claudio_couto), political scientist and professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo 

Connect with The Take: 

Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod)

After six months, a Brazilian Senate investigative committee has recommended for President Jair Bolsonaro to be indicted for nine crimes related to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 600,000 people in the South American country. But who decides the president&rsquo;s fate, and will he be impeached or even jailed like his predecessors?
In this episode:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Monica Yanakiew (<a href="https://twitter.com/MonikaKiev">@MonikaKiev</a>)<a href="https://twitter.com/MonikaKiev"></a>, reporter for Al Jazeera English in Brazil</li>
<li>Claudio Couto (<a href="https://twitter.com/claudio_couto">@claudio_couto</a>), political scientist and professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Connect with The Take:&nbsp;
Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/?hl=en">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/">@TheTakePod</a>)

The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.

With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

Advertisement