Coronavirus: Brazil's Bolsonaro waters down law requiring face masks
The BBC's South America correspondent Katy Watson looks at how Bolsonaro has responded to the virus in Brazil
He has refused to acknowledge the gravity of Brazil's Covid-19 outbreak, despite it having the world's second-highest numbers of cases and deaths. BBC South America correspondent Katy Watson says Jair Bolsonaro has never cared much for masks - a health recommendation that has become highly politicised, as has much of the handling of the coronavirus crisis in Brazil.
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