As Brazil's coronavirus death toll tops 1,000, Bolsonaro greets supporters on streets, social distancing dissolves

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An increasing number of Brazilians are leaving their homes and dismissing social distancing guidelines in a move many regional government leaders say is being encouraged by President Jair Bolsonaro.

Last month, Bolsonaro said the economic hardship caused by self-quarantine measures are absurd because"we're all going to die one day." Bolsonaro's critics say his frequent appearances among crowds in Brasilia and visits to his son's residential building are undermining social distancing guidelines in the country's largest cities.

Bolsonaro made public appearances at a military hospital and stopped at a pharmacy on Friday, which is a national holiday in Brazil. The president, who is often compared to his American counterpart in President Donald Trump, was greeted at the very public stops by both supporters and angry critics with pots and pans who have ridiculed his flaunting of the social distancing orders.

"Social isolation fell significantly in the past two to three days and that makes our challenge harder," Patricia Ellen, state secretary for economic development, told Reuters Saturday."We are concerned."

 

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Journalists also do not respect social distance

Maybe, the Covid19 is having 2nd thought about meeting with Bolsonaro. Hey, Bolsonaro let see you go to the hospitals and handshake Covid19 patients without PPE. Keep chasing that Covid19 from Brazil!

The man who said he wouldn’t get infected with COVID19 “because he was an athlete” when he was younger. 🤦🏽‍♀️

1000 people is not bad but they need to do social distancing or this will be bad and also identify the asymptomatic infected people.

The sad thing is that they will spread it to other places that got it under control

How soon til he croacks 🤔naturalselection

must be like Ivanka and bought shares in a coffin company

Brazil has over 200 million people and only 1000 deaths...that’s not bad!!

Inspiring others to $pread the Virus as if the Virus doesn't exist ... When the death toll is undeniable proof!!!

Lol genius

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