Health
Bolsonaro threatens to fire health minister over Covid-19 criticism
Gille Bolsonaro He reportedly told his health minister that if he dared to criticize his treatment of the coronavirus crisis, he would loot him.
by Reports The Estado de São Paulo newspaper warned the Brazilian President during a top-level meeting on Saturday that more than 3,900 cases of Covid-19 were identified in the country, with 114 deaths.
Health Minister Luis Henrique Mandetta allegedly accuses Brazil’s far-right leader of claiming to go public despite being warned to stay indoors. I told you that there was no other way.
“Bolsonaro said he would fire him, if so,” the conservative newspaper reported, citing anonymous sources.
The disrespect of Bolsonaro’s coronavirus-his public call for Brazil to ease quarantine measures and return to work-surprised critics and many citizens, Nightly pot banging protest In major cities.
On Friday, he shrugged at the point of death and told the interviewer: I’m sorry. Its the life. “
Estado de São Paulo said at the Saturday Summit, which was also attended by the Brazilian Minister of Justice and the Minister of Defense, that Mandetta had sought to convince Bolsonaro of the seriousness of the situation.
He reportedly said, “Is the army ready for the worst scenario of carrying a body on the street, and is the camera live streaming it over the Internet?”
Mandetta, an orthopedic physician, said that 1,000 deaths were equivalent to four Boeing aircraft crashes.
Experts believe that more people are more likely to die. Recent modeling According to researchers at the Imperial College in London, if no measures are taken to control the pandemic, Brazil could result in more than 1.1 million Covid-19 deaths. 529,000 if only the elderly were forced into isolation. 44,200 if drastic measures are taken.