The Brazilian president, who during his campaign to reopen the economy called the virus ‘just a little flu’, has repeatedly disobeyed medical recommendations to avoid contamination
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Picture: REUTERS/ADRIANO MACHADO
“I’m perfectly well,” Bolsonaro told CNN Brasil in a live interview, after announcing the result of his test. He added he is taking hydroxichloroquine, an antimalaria medicine he has been touting as being effective against the virus, though its use has not been authorised by most health experts globally and could have dangerous side effects.
Late on Monday, however, a video posted on YouTube showed a masked Bolsonaro trying not to get too close to supporters who awaited him in front of the presidential palace. He told them he was following social distancing orders from a doctor after showing symptoms of the virus, and added that an exam had shown his lungs were “clean”.
Bolsonaro could be seen coughing during a Thursday broadcast on his social networks, when he sat next to six other people, none of whom wore a mask. Officials who were present included regional development minister Rogerio Marinho and the CEO of state-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal, Pedro Guimaraes. Since then, he has mingled with members of his administration and the public, and had lunch with the US ambassador to Brazil on Saturday.
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