Bolsonaro says missing journalist 'disliked' in Amazon

[Judi Lynn]

3. Bolsonaro Puts His Foot in His Mouth with Statements about Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips

President blames victims and admits to a lack of control in the Amazon

Jun.15.2022 11:59PM

Uirá Machado
SÃO PAULO

Jair Bolsonaro declared the other day that he was not cut out to be president. He must know what he's talking about. He is averse to work, ignores republican principles, disrespects the separation of powers, does not know the liturgy of office, and has no idea what empathy is.

His inability to identify himself with anyone else had already drawn attention, something illustrated in the comments about Covid. He called people's suffering a weakness.

There could be a hint of political farce in this behavior. Clinging to theories that minimized the coronavirus seriousness, and branded as an anti-vaccine president, he preferred to maintain his façade so as not to have to admit the truth.

In the case involving British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous activist Bruno Pereira, by comparison, it is difficult to find an underlying rationale for cruelty.

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