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“Without salaries and jobs, people die,” said Bolsonaro on Saturday, while opining about the strict restrictions and forced curfews imposed by some states and municipalities.

As the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, areas in Latin America are suffering some of the highest number of cases. The disease has, without exception, hit several of Latin America's politicians and three of its chief of states. 

“Tomorrow, I don’t know if the new test will confirm [the virus], but if everything is fine, I’ll go back to work. Of course, if it’s the other way around, I’ll wait a few more days,” said Bolsonaro.

What’s distressing to note is that the ministry believes that the actual figures could be a lot more than the numbers reported, owing to the alleged “patchy reporting” that occurs during the weekends.

“I trust hydroxychloroquine,” said Bolsonaro in the video, smiling. “And you?” While the president seems to be well-aware of the backlash he’s facing from opponents for his perspective, he continues to stand his ground.

Speculations ran amok as soon as the President’s office released a statement that Bolsonaro is currently resting at his residence followed by the subsequent cancellation of his meetings that were scheduled prior to Tuesday.

“I can’t get very close,” said Bolsonaro to a volley of reporters who gathered around him, soon after his return from the hospital.

“This is the government of death,” said Cristiano Rodrigues, a political scientist to a media outlet, chiding Bolsonaro’s atrocious approach to the pandemic.

President Jair Bolsanaro's latest pick for education minister has been forced to step down after rising controversies about his credentials.

“We need to understand this universe and recognize that freedom of expression cannot be confused with aggression, violence, or threat,” tweeted Brazil’s Senate head David Alcolumbre.

Speculations ran amok after since Bolsonaro engaged in an arduous court battle to stop a hospital from releasing his health reports, despite the president reiterating that he was tested negative on two occasions in the past.  

Officials from the government of Brazil announced on Tuesday that they had the coronavirus outbreak under control. On the same day, the country's records did not mirror this announcement and indicated that 34,918 more people have been hit hard with the infections in a day.

Hunger, poverty and unemployment continue to plague Brazil. So much so, a lot of state governors who initially pushed for a total lockdown are now loosening restrictions.

Brazil has signed an agreement with China’s Sinovac Biotech to produce its coronavirus vaccine, which is slated to be tested among 9,000 volunteers in July.

Bernart accused Bolsonaro of having downhearted scores of people like her who vested him with power to a great deal by not taking accountability for the large-scale deaths in the country.

A Brazilian supreme court judge has asked President Jair Bolsonaro and his office to resume publishing data related to COVID-19.

President Jared Bolsonaro ordered to stop sharing the total COVID-19 tally and country’s death toll and wiping the data off the official website.

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has embarked on a six-state tour and has expressed that Mexico needs to “little by little normalize economic, social and cultural activities”.

However, 16 new cases were logged in Mainland China, out of which 11 were from Sichuan province, three in Inner Mongolia, and two in Guangdong

Lobão, a rightwing rockstar, has also signed the manifesto as he knows that this “genocidal fiasco” caused by Bolsonaro, his “mockery” of the coronavirus crisis, and “utter negligence towards public health to continue” cannot be allowed to go on.

A statement released by one of Brazil’s most prominent media organizations, read: “The lack of security for its journalists outside the Palácio da Alvorada has led Grupo Globo to decide that its professionals will no longer work there.”

During the two-hour cabinet meeting on April 22, Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian President swore 34 times, wherein he had expressed his frustration at being unable to get info out of the ongoing police investigation of many of his family members and vowed to change cabinet ministers.

As of now, interim Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello is likely to sign the new hydroxychloroquine guidelines on Wednesday.

With things seeming to go into a downward spiral, Bolsonaro amassed severe backlash with protestors and his opposition accusing the leader of choosing politics over the health of his people.

Of course, more than a dozen deaths doesn’t make anyone happy. But we didn’t choose this outcome,” said Marcus Amim, the operation’s commanding officer to a media outlet, taking pride in the fact that the incursion led to the seizing of deadly weapons—eight rifles and 85 hand grenades.

Not too long ago, Bolsonaro touched a raw nerve owing to its visible indifference to the lives lost in the pandemic. On being prodded about the same, the president angrily retorted, “So, What?” to the press, inciting nation-wide fury, and his opposers pushing for impeachment.

As Brazil’s coronavirus death toll crossed 14,000, the nation’s Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned on May 15 just weeks after he was appointed by right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro. 

Despite 27 governors of the country have expressed disapproval in their president’s ineptitude, they haven’t gone ahead with imposing restrictions.

The latest developments arose amid speculations surrounding Bolsonaro’s agenda—the president reportedly harbored a deep desire to meddle with sensitive investigations.

Bolsonaro thumbed his nose at the ongoing crisis through a series of insensitive comments that followed. “My name’s Messiah,” said Bolsonaro in reference to his second name, Messias. “But I can’t work miracles,” he added.