The catastrophic Brazilian response to covid-19 may amount to a crime against humanity

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1. bolsonaro is trump

every tactic, every move is trumpian: attacking the governors who shut down businesses--even trying to get the military to go after them.

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By late March, an alleged “self-coup” attempt by Bolsonaro failed against the resistance of Armed Forces, which have opposed the President’s intention to militarily intervene in the states adopting quarantine measures.

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Then he had a health minister who had been in trouble for misuse of public funds. He appointed a new one who doesn't seem to be able to get anything done except arrange vaccines for the wealthier and more influential segments of their society.

At some point world leaders are going to have to do something about this. Bolsonoro could be hosting a national petri dish for outwitting every vaccine the rest of the world comes up with.

It looks like his wife takes the situation more seriously than he does, but she doesn't seem to have much influence with him. I took a look at her Instagram page and she seems to travel extensively promoting mask wearing and hand washing.