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Newshour: 31/03/2021 13:06 GMT: Brazil’s political crisis deepens as defence chiefs resign

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Brazil’s political crisis deepens as defence chiefs resign

31/03/2021 13:06 GMT

31/03/2021 13:06 GMT: Brazil’s political crisis deepens as defence chiefs resign

BBC World Service - Newshour, Brazil’s political crisis deepens as defence chiefs resign

Bolsonaro struggles with a political crisis that could spark a constitutional standoff

President Jair Bolsonaro struggles to contain a political crisis that could spark a constitutional standoff

Brazil registers a record number of Covid deaths as President Jair Bolsonaro struggles to contain a political crisis that could spark a constitutional standoff.  

Also in the programme: BBC's China correspondent relocates from Beijing to Taiwan following threats and pressure from the Chinese authorities; and the European Space Agency is calling all potential astronauts.  

(Photo: A handout photo made available by Agencia Brasil shows Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) about to shake hands with the Army's General Edson Leal Pujol (C) during a ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil on 23 August 2019 (reissued 30 March 2021). Credit:EPA/Antonio Cruz/Agencia Brasil)

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