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Judi Lynn

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Sun May 9, 2021, 07:34 PM May 2021

Under Fire Bolsonaro Leads Motorcycle Rally Of Supporters

By AFP News on May 10 2021 6:00 AM



Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro (center) leads a motorcycle rally by supporters around the capital Brasilia to show
support for the far right leader AFP / EVARISTO SA

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro rode at the head of a large motorbike rally by his supporters on Sunday amid harsh criticism over his management of the coronavirus pandemic.

Brazil is one of the worst hit countries in the world by the pandemic having suffered 420,000 deaths.

Surrounded by security guards, Bolsonaro led hundreds of motorcyclists riding from the presidential palace in the capital Brasilia for a one-hour trip around the center of town to mark Mother's Day.

"We had a very serious problem last year, something that no-one expected: the pandemic. But bit by bit we're winning," far-right leader Bolsonaro told his supporters.

"Rest assured, as supreme commander of the Armed Forces, my army will never go into the streets to keep you in your homes."

More:
https://www.ibtimes.com.au/under-fire-bolsonaro-leads-motorcycle-rally-supporters-1713404











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