Brazil's Bolsonaro hits the streets in latest social distancing snub

[rooster59]

Brazil's Bolsonaro hits the streets in latest social distancing snub

 

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters in a neighborhood Sudoeste, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

 

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets of Brasilia on Friday, drawing crowds and greeting followers in his latest public pushback against social isolation measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

 

Bolsonaro, 65, a far-right former army captain, says the isolation measures mandated by state governors and his own public health officials are an unnecessary drag on the economy. Bolsonaro's popularity has fallen during the coronavirus crisis, with a growing number of Brazilians angered by his stance toward a disease he calls a "little cold."

 

On Friday, a national holiday in Brazil, Bolsonaro went to a military hospital, before stopping at a pharmacy and then visiting one of his sons in a residential building, according to TV images and press reports.

 

At one of the stops, he was greeted by supporters who snapped photos and called his name. However, he was also subjected to criticism, with some Brasilia residents banging pots and pans in anger.

 

Critics say that Bolsonaro's stance is chipping away at social distancing measures across Brazil. On Thursday, Reuters reported that lockdowns in Brazil's largest cities to slow the coronavirus outbreak are beginning to slip.

 

So far, 1,057 people have died from COVID-19 in Brazil, with 19,638 confirmed cases, according to the latest official figures on Friday.

 

(Reporting by Pedro Fonseca; Editing by Steve Orlofsky and Alistair Bell)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-04-11

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[rudi49jr]

Ignorance, arrogance and utter insanity at its finest ....

[MaiDong]

Look where this kind of attitude got BJ ????

 

Some may hope Bolsonaro gets the 'little cold'. 

[transam]

Hmmmm, if he or his entourage, goes down with it, he will look a right plum..????

[thailien8]

If Bolsonaro gets Covid and dies from it, that might wake up Trump.

[Thunder26]

Belarus has also taken the path of the Brazilian president. The life goes on there with football and hockey matches with live audience. The schools are still open. However there was a sudden increase in cases during the last week.

Another country of interest is Turkmenistan where corona virus was banned from the country. No news or public talk is allowed. Wearing a mask in public is punishable by jail. And of course corona virus cases is zero over there as it is not allowed over there ????.

[Tug]

Jackass

[metisdead]

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[nobodysfriend]

Bolsonaro is responsible for the accelerated destruction of the Amazonian Rainforest .

 

There may well be a relation to Covid :

 

 How Deforestation Drives The Emergence Of Novel Coronaviruses

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2020/03/21/how-deforestation-is-driving-the-emergence-of-novel-coronaviruses/#1900c51b1723

 

----> " Scientists have been warning that deforestation may be creating an accidental laboratory for the emergence of new viruses in environments that have been disturbed by humans.

In the wake of HIV, Ebola and SARS, scientists documented a potential path for viruses from bats through other mammals to humans. Some scientists and doctors have further argued that path is paved by deforestation. " <----

[klauskunkel]

20 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Bolsonaro, 65, a far-right former army captain

give the man a hug, he needs it

[swerve]

He should lick a few door knobs too.

[WalkingOrders]

Oh well, were all just one big petri dish anyway. Glad he is running this experiment. Hope it works out.

[pegman]

He should go cheer up some of the virus infected in hospital. Handshakes all around.