'So what?': Bolsonaro shrugs off Brazil's rising coronavirus death toll

Outrage at president ’s response to news that more than 5,000 people have lost their livesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 5,000 Brazilians have lost their lives to the coronavirus – even more people than in China, if its official statistics are to be believed.But on Tuesday night Brazil ’s president shrugged off the news. “So what?”Jair Bolsonaro told reporters when asked about the record 474 deaths that day. “I’m sorry. What do you want me to do?”Continue reading...
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