In this file photo taken on June 23, 2020 In this file photo taken on March 18, 2020 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro covers his face with a face mask during a press conference regarding the Covid-19, coronavirus pandemic at the Planalto Palace, Brasilia. Picture: Sergio LIMA / AFP
The far-right leader has caused huge controversy in Brazil for repeatedly flouting containment measures and minimizing the risk of the virus, which has killed 65,000 people in the South American giant and infected 1.6 million. At 65, Bolsonaro is in one of the highest-risk categories for a virus that has killed more than half a million people worldwide and infected close to 12 million.
Since the beginning of the virus outbreak, Bolsonaro has minimized the risks of what he initially called “a little flu” while flouting social distancing rules and containment measures, such as wearing a mask in public. In March, he claimed the virus could not seriously affect him because of his “athletic past” and that since being stabbed in the abdomen on the campaign trail in 2018, a “little flu” couldn’t floor him.When the number of deaths in Brazil climbed past 5,000, Bolsonaro, whose middle name means messiah, said: “So what? I’m sorry. What can I do? I’m Mesias but I can’t do miracles.”
Brazil has never rolled out a unified strategy to tackle the coronavirus crisis and there have been clashes between state governors and the federal government.
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