We’re covering this week Jair Bolsonaro and his “attack on public health.” And the silent dengue fever crisis around Latin America. How Brazilian markets performed. Also, what you should be looking out for this week—and the most important facts of the previous seven days.
Bolsonaro asks supporters to help him “stay and govern”
Brasília woke up on Friday anxious to find out whether or not President Jair Bolsonaro had been infected by the novel coronavirus. And it became yet another occasion for him to troll the media. Members of his administration—including his own son—leaked that the president had tested positive, only for Mr. Bolsonaro to debunk what he called the “fake news media.” The president, however, will take another test, as 11 members of the delegation that traveled to the U.S. with him a week ago tested positive. The president was also put in self-isolation.
Protests. On Sunday, however, Mr. Bolsonaro dismissed all medical advice and, despite being possibly infected, he took part in anti-Congress protests and shook the hands of his supporters, asking them to “help [him] remain [in office] and govern.” It was unexpected, even for an administration that has rejected science as a method.
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