Under fire, Bolsonaro leads a motorcycle rally for Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, During Covid Pandemic
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro (center) leads a motorcycle rally , demonstrate his support for the far-right leader.-AFP |
Center leads a motorcycle rally around the capital Brasilia to demonstrate his support for the far-right leader.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro (center) leads a motorcycle rally around the capital Brasilia to show support Far-right leader EVARISTO SA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro led a major motorcycle rally of his supporters on Sunday,
Brazil's Bolsonaro leads massive motorbike rally in the capital Brasilia amid pandemic.
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 10, 2021
It was an attempt to mobilise his supporters to back his government, under pressure for its handling of the Covid pandemic, which has left nearly 420,000 deadhttps://t.co/u316A8Gv07 pic.twitter.com/46gngbMsJG
which was heavily criticized for dealing with the coronavirus Pandemic was dealt with.
Pandemic after 420,000 deaths. Surrounded by security guards, Bolsonaro led hundreds of motorcyclists who drove for an hour through the city center from the presidential palace in the capital Brasilia to celebrate Mother's Day.
"We had a very serious problem last year that nobody expected: the pandemic. But little by little they won," right-wing leader Bolsonaro told his supporters. "Rest assured, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, my army will never take to the streets to keep you at home.
At the end of the rally, Bolsonaro is a fierce critic of the social closure measures to contain the spread of the virus.
" He took photos and shook hands with followers, many of whom, like him, were not wearing masks."I'm attending the event to support everything (the government) has done in recent years to save Brazil," said 61-year-old protester Carlos Toledo.
Although the number of new coronavirus cases has decreased in recent weeks, Brazil has the highest mortality rate.
Bolsonaro supporters took to the streets in several major cities including Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro during Labor Day celebrations just over a week ago.
Former Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, who was fired in April 2020 for promoting social distancing, said he had "systematically" warned Bolsaanro of the "extremely serious consequences" of the pandemic.
The next day, Mandetta's successor, Nelson Teich, said he resigned under pressure from Bolsonaro to promote chloroquine, a malaria drug, as a cure. and for Covid-19, although experts insist that it is ineffective and even potentially harmful.
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