Like the US, Brazil is a federation of states, and like Trump, Bolsonaro has berated governors for imposing what he calls 'the tyranny of total quarantine.'
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is often compared to his US counterpart, Donald Trump, has followed in his footsteps on the coronavirus crisis -- and gone even further.
The man called the"Tropical Trump" has also been criticized for a lack of empathy for victims and his quizzical remarks on the virus, once saying Brazilians' immune systems were so strong they could swim in raw sewage and"not catch a thing." There is one important difference, though. Trump has softened his tone as the United States has emerged as the epicenter of the pandemic, and on Sunday banned travel from Brazil following the surge in cases there. Bolsonaro, meanwhile, continues to divide Brazilians by politicizing the outbreak.Trump called it a"Chinese virus;" Bolsonaro's foreign minister called it a"commie-virus.
Bolsonaro's government meanwhile recommended the drugs for anyone with coronavirus symptoms, even after the WHO discontinued clinical trials because of safety risks.
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