The far-right leader has repeatedly flouted social distancing guidelines and dismissed the importance of using face masks in slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro assigned Gen. Eduardo Pazuello as the interim health minister after oncologist Nelson Teich resigned weeks into the job for reasons he did not disclose.
Cuban doctors, world renowned for their knowledge on epidemics are back in Brazil Since the pandemic started, Cuba has been sending members of its medical workforce to help countries across the globe battle the deadly virus.
Right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro greets anti-lockdown protesters. Brazil currently has 246,000 confirmed cases, over 16,000 deaths, surpassed Spain and Italy and now becomes the country with the third-largest number of COVID-19 cases in the world.
As political tension rose in an upcoming impeachment, President Jair Bolsonaro decided to join his supporters in going against quarantines and social distancing altogether in a rally that amassed almost a thousand people.
As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro discourages state efforts to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazilians are staging rallies to support him. Demonstrators are demanding to lift the lockdowns.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrates how his administration continues to downplay the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview last Wednesday about the escalating cases of COVID-19 in the country, he told reporters
