Brazil president rejects lockdown despite record Covid-19 death toll
Brazil’s Health Ministry registered 4,195 deaths yesterday.
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Brazil’s Health Ministry registered 4,195 deaths yesterday.
Bolsonaro’s communications chief tested positive for Covid-19 after last weekend’s trip to the US during which both men met with Donald Trump.
It sparked outrage among media outlets in Brazil.
Aircraft have poured thousands of litres of water on the rainforest.
Official figures show nearly 73,000 forest fires were recorded in Brazil in the first eight months of the year.
US President Donald Trump has congratulated Bolsonaro (63) who has pledged to govern “following the Bible and the constitution”.
The former paratrooper was stabbed while campaigning in September.