Jair Bolsonaro on Brazil Crisis: "I Can't Do Anything" [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Bolsonaro blamed the press and regional administrations for the economic crisis. | Photo: EFE/ Joedson Alves

Published 5 January 2021

The far-right president, who has repeatedly dismissed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, blamed the press and regional administrations for the economic crisis.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro acknowledged that the country is bankrupt and that he cannot create solutions for the economic crisis, which was worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Brazil is bankrupt. I can't do anything. I wanted to modify the income tax table, but I couldn't," Bolsonaro said to a group of followers outside of his residency in Alvorada Palace, in the capital Brasilia.

The far-right president, who has repeatedly dismissed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, blamed the press and regional administrations for the economic crisis. This, as several local governors, refused to lift social distancing measures to contain the spread of the virus.

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