After months of downplaying the coronavirus, calling it nothing more than a “little flu” and vetoing a bill to distribute masks to the poor, Brazil’s homophobic president Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19.
65-year-old Bolsonaro made the announcement on Brazilian TV channels today, telling viewers, “Everyone knew that it would reach a considerable part of the population sooner or later.”
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He continued, “On Sunday, I wasn’t feeling very well. On Monday, it got worse when I started feeling tired and some muscle pain. I also had a 38-degree [Celsius] fever. Given those symptoms, the presidential doctor said there was suspicion of COVID-19.”
Bolsonaro went to hospital for a lung scan and to take a coronavirus test.
“It was positive for me,” he said.
Bolsonaro says he is taking hydroxychloroquine, the drug touted by his buddy Donald Trump that has not been proven as an effective treatment for COVID-19 and, in fact, has terrible side effects, including loosening of the skin and the inability to move the eyes.
As of Monday, over 1.6 million people in Brazil have tested positive for the virus and 65,000 people in Brazil have died of COVID-19, according to the country’s health ministry.
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ingyaom
Good luck with that.
RnDC
Hopefully trump and pence are next.
Goforit
Glad to hear it. Hope he suffers for weeks and then dies. Please let Trump, all of his administration and most of the Republicans in congress follow suit soon after. The world will be a better place without any of them.
moretruth
I’m so pleased he has met the hoax personally.
Kangol2
Oh well, the hoax is paying the fascist Bolsonaro an extended visit, it seems. He’s popping hydroxychloroquine so let’s see how that works out. Meanwhile, Brazilians are getting sick and dying at a level approaching that of the US. Maybe they’ll think twice about voting for this incompetent, racist psycho again, if he makes it to the next election.
JessPH
I think Brazil does not allow reelection of any sitting president.
Raphael
JessPH, it does allow one reelection, unfortunately. But I don’t think he will be re-elected, since he only won because most people didn’t vote, and with his current reputation… it’s unlikely. I hope he doesn’t even finish his term.
JessPH
Perhaps he should inject himself with bleach just like what his friend in the White House recommended.
Kangol2
He announced he “drank” hydroxychloroquine so perhaps the bleach cure is next.