Brazil's Bolsonaro, who has called COVID-19 'a little flu,' makes life-or-death gamble

Bolsonaro says his response to the disease matches that of U.S. President Donald Trump in the U.S., but the Brazilian leader has gone further, labeling the virus as "a little flu" and saying state governors' aggressive measures to halt the disease were crimes.

"Do you know what will happen, Bolsonaro? Brazil WILL stop. Your irresponsibility will bring thousands to avoidable deaths," she tweeted Friday. "The destroyed lungs of these people, as well as the organs of those who won't be able to have medical care, will fall on your lap. And Brazil will not spare you."

Bolsonaro may have concluded that when he faces reelection in two and a half years, the economy will matter more to most Brazilians than the death toll from coronavirus. By labeling the virus threat as overblown and decrying state governors' quarantines and shutdowns as unnecessary, he could be preparing to blame others for any recession that might happen.

Bolsonaro, a Trump devotee, said he has watched his U.S. counterpart speak about the virus in recent days and found their perspectives rather aligned. Like Trump, he has sought to ease anxiety by often touting the yet-unproven benefits of chloroquine in combating the virus. On Thursday, he eliminated tariffs for the anti-malaria drug.

"It's a very high-risk, tremendous gamble for Bolsonaro and probably it won't work," said Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington-based think-tank . "But I wouldn't rule out that it could. He could get lucky. It seems like it is going to hurt him significantly, but he has defied the odds before."

He has flouted the international consensus on coronavirus even as Trump has moved toward some World Health Organization recommendations for isolation. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador spent weeks dismissing the coronavirus threat but on Thursday closed government for all but essential work and urged Mexicans to remain indoors.

ignorance and hate. watch as Brazil will become the global epicentre for a massive outbreak which will kill more than in the US.

I feel very sorry for the citizens of Brazil. They need to put the pressure on him to protect them

Time will be the witness if he is right. The media has over hyped this Wahun virus. About 1% of those infected will die. The common flu it is about 0.01% but can spike higher.

QP Jan. 29: MP Jeneroux: “Other nations are stopping flights in and out of China and introducing more rigorous screening processes. Is the PM satisfied with the actions of his government JT: “I can reassure Canadians that the health risk to Canadians continues to be low.”

JT and his health committee said weeks ago there was little risk for Canadians

Idiot of the week...and to win that award takes some doing.

If he gets it,,,?!,,,or maybe the Ginger King!?

The far right mind eh.

Massive stupidity

It is just a flu bug. Please do your job and find out why all the panic, fear mongering and control by the government

UNBELIEVABLE ignorance! With a tremendous amount of factual information Globally....why? how? WHAT!!🇨🇦

The biggest COVIDIOT second to Trump

Bye bye Brazil! 👋👋👋👋👋👋

Well, we found the second stupidest person on the planet!

LAST thing I need to know right now is that kinda stuff

If its a 'little flu' as he calls it, let's see if he will agree to get infected.

Birolirow ta famosim

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Do the Brazilian people like being guinea pigs? I guess what happens in Brazil will tell the rest of us if we've gone through is worth it.

'Natural immunity'? Where the Hell did he pull that one out of? Oh, wait, he's a Trump wannabe, right, that explains his lack of intelligence and common sense.

Here’s another jerkoff

This creature is worst than Trump😏 He did nothing to the Amazon back then..

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