Brazil’s daily covid deaths top 3,000 as President Bolsonaro says life will soon return to ‘normal’

Brazil‘s daily Covid-19 death toll soared past 3,000 for the first time Tuesday as the hard-hit country struggles to contain a surge of cases.  The health ministry registered a record 3,251 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing Brazil’s overall death toll to nearly 299,000 – second only to the United States. The latest bleak … Read more

President Bolsonaro tells Brazilians to stop ‘whining and crying’ about Covid and move on

President Bolsonaro tells Brazilians to stop ‘whining and crying’ about Covid and move on Bolsonaro told people to stop ‘whining and crying’ about the Covid-19 pandemic  He has openly criticised social distancing measures and downplayed the virus  It comes as the country recorded a further 1,353 coronavirus deaths yesterday  By Lydia Catling For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Brazil coronavirus: ‘Covid will be with us for life’ President Bolsonaro says

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has warned that ‘coronavirus will be with us for life’ as he urged regional leaders to abandon social distancing measures and instead learn to ‘live with’ the virus. ‘This issue of Covid will continue for life,’ he said at his weekly live webcast on social media, adding that social distancing measures … Read more

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says there was ‘a lot of fraud’ in the US election

Brazil’s ‘Trump of the Tropics’ President Jair Bolsonaro claims there was ‘a lot of fraud’ in the US election and will ‘wait a little longer’ before recognizing Biden’s win Bolsonaro suggested to reporters that there are questions looming over the vote ‘I have my sources of information… there really was a lot of fraud there,’ … Read more

Bolsonaro tells Brazil not to deal with pandemic ‘like f*gs’

Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro came under fire on Tuesday for telling people not to deal with Covid-19 like ‘a country of f*gs’, in his latest controversial outburst about the pandemic.  Bolsonaro used the offensive term for gay people while complaining that ‘all anyone talks about these days is the pandemic… we need to stop that’.  … Read more

Brazil’s first lady tests positive for Covid days after husband President Bolsonaro tested negative

Brazil‘s first lady has tested positive for coronavirus just days after her husband President Jair Bolsonaro tested negative, having spent two weeks in isolation with the virus.  Michelle Bolsonaro, 38, has tested positive for coronavirus, a statement from the presidency’s press office announced on Thursday. The statement said she appeared to be in good health, … Read more

Flight risk! Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro feeds big birds for the second time in a week

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been pecked by a giant rhea bird twice in a week while strolling through the grounds of his official residence – as the country topped two million coronavirus cases.  The 65-year-old tested positive for Covid-19 last Tuesday, after coming down with a fever, and remains quarantined in the Palácio da … Read more

Brazil’s poorly looking president Jair Bolsonaro attends flag lowering ceremony

Brazil’s poorly looking president Jair Bolsonaro attends flag lowering ceremony outside official residence after revealing he is still testing positive for coronavirus Populist Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro is still testing positive for Covid-19  He first announced he had been infected by the killer disease on July 7 The median time from onset to clinical recovery … Read more

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says will return to work if new test…

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he is feeling ‘very good’ and will return to work if he tests negative for the new coronavirus on Tuesday, but that he will continue to isolate himself until he is free of the virus. The right-wing president told broadcaster CNN Brasil he has not felt out of … Read more

Brazil’s President Bolsonaro says he is taking hydroxychloroquine

Brazil‘s president Jair Bolsonaro last night revealed he is taking hydroxychloroquine to treat his coronavirus infection and claimed it was making him ‘a lot better’.  Hours after announcing his positive test result, Bolsonaro showed off footage of himself taking a dose of the anti-malaria drug – which is touted by him and Donald Trump but … Read more