Brazil's death toll is over 20,000 - and its president's response mirrors Trump playbook

President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil reacts with wear protective mask during a press conference about outbreak of the coronavirus at the Planalto Palace on March 20, 2020 in Brasilia, Brazil.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro's response to the coronavirus pandemic appears to be in the same vein as US President Donald Trump's response to the outbreak.Its death toll is over 20,000 and is climbing. Bolsonaro has encouraged anti-lockdown protests, touted unproven drugs like hydroxychloroquine, and has a generally dismissive attitude towards the seriousness of the virus.Brazil has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot, and President Jair Bolsonaro seems to be taking a page out of US President's Donald Trump's playbook to tackle the growing number of cases.

Over the past several days the country's daily spikes of cases have grown. On Tuesday, the country recorded

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