Brazil’s Justice Minister tests positive for coronavirus

Justice Minister André Mendonça and President Jair Bolsonaro. Photo: Isaac Amorim/MJSP

Yet another member of the Bolsonaro cabinet has contracted the coronavirus. Justice Minister André Mendonça has tested positive for Covid-19, according to his press secretary. He is reportedly feeling well and has gone into isolation.

The Justice Minister is the 13th cabinet minister to have contracted the virus — not to mention First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro and President Jair Bolsonaro himself. Other infections include:

Eduardo Pazuello (Health)
Luiz Eduardo Ramos (Secretary of Government)
Augusto Heleno (Chief security officer)
Bento Albuquerque (Mines and Energy)
Milton Ribeiro (Education)
Onyx Lorenzoni (Citizenship)
Marcos Pontes (Science and Technology)
Wagner Rosário (Comptroller General)
Walter Braga Netto (Chief of Staff)
Jorge Oliveira (Secretary General)
Marcelo Álvaro Antônio (Tourism)
Fabio Faria (Communications)

Gustavo Ribeiro

An award-winning journalist, Gustavo has extensive experience covering Brazilian politics and international affairs. He has been featured across Brazilian and French media outlets and founded The Brazilian Report in 2017. He holds a master’s degree in Political Science and Latin American studies from Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris.