Brazil minister offends China with 'racist' virus tweet

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Education minister stands by his tweet and calls for China to do more in fight against pandemic. FMTNews Brazil China virus Tweet Racist

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In the original Portuguese, his tweet substituted the letter “r” with capital “L” – “BLazil” instead of “Brazil,” for example – in a style commonly used to mock a Chinese accent.The embassy condemned Weintraub’s “absurd and despicable” tweet, calling it “highly racist.” Weintraub said in an interview he stood by his tweet and called on China to do more to help fight the pandemic.

 

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