BRAZIL’S far-right President Jair Bolsonaro faced calls to resign as mass protests swept more than 200 cities demanding his impeachment over the country’s coronavirus crisis.

He has been accused of “genocide” by former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over his reckless handling of the Covid-19 pandemic which has seen more than 459,000 people die.

The former army captain is currently under investigation by a special senate commission which is evaluating his response to the outbreak, including actions to block regional action to prevent the spread of the disease and the promotion of unproven treatments.