Article 6GG9C Bolsonaro under investigation for ‘harassing’ humpback whale

Bolsonaro under investigation for ‘harassing’ humpback whale

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Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
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Man resembling Brazilian ex-president seemingly spotted on a jetski about 15 metres from distressed mammal

Federal police are investigating Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for yet another suspected misdeed: harassing" a humpback whale while taking a public holiday spin on his jetski.

Bolsonaro's anti-environmental policies earned him the nickname Captain Chainsaw" during a four-year administration characterised by soaring destruction of the Amazon. But the far-right ex-president's latest suspected environmental offence reportedly occurred in the waters off Brazil's south-eastern coastline near the town of Sao Sebastiao.

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