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 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 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 President Jair Bolsonaro claims panic and depression caused by lockdown is worse than the virus itself and boasts his approach ‘saved lives’ even as cases and deaths spiral making the country the worst hit by COVID 19 after the US Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said his nation did a better job than any across … Read more
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
Brazil’s coronavirus death toll overtakes Britain’s to become the world’s second highest after the US with 41,828 fatalities so far Brazil’s death toll has passed Britain’s making it the second highest in the world Despite the mounting numbers country still plans to ease quarantine restrictions Right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has dismissed the pandemic as a ‘little flu’ … Read more
A remote indigenous Amazonian tribe has said that their traditional remedies made from tree bark and honey have helped when treating symptoms of the coronavirus. The virus has spread rapidly in Amazonas, where more than 20,000 people have been infected with the virus, and 1,400 people have died. The spread has increased fears for the … Read more
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro was filmed performing press ups with his supporters at an anti-lockdown protest on Sunday as Sao Paulo’s hospitals are said to be ‘near collapse’ in the battle against covid-19. Mayor of Sao Paulo Bruno Covas, who is leading the response in Brazil‘s most-populous city, today warned that the city’s health service is on … Read more
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro coughs repeatedly during speech at anti-quarantine protest – as he calls for coronavirus measures to be scrapped this week Jair Bolsonaro has downplayed the virus as a ‘little cold’ and opposed lockdown But regional leaders in Brazil’s 27 states have imposed lockdowns against his will Bolsonaro caused further anger by appearing at … Read more