Brazil mly chiefs exit in new turmoil for Bolsonaro
World
April 1, 2021
BRASÍLIA: President Jair Bolsonaro will replace all three commanders of Brazil’s armed forces, his government said on Tuesday, the latest upheaval in Brasilia as the far-right leader braces against mounting criticism over an explosion of Covid-19 deaths.
The exit of the army, navy and air force chiefs came a day after Bolsonaro overhauled his cabinet, replacing the foreign, defence and justice ministers as well as his chief of staff, attorney general and government secretary.
Last week, he also installed his fourth health minister of the pandemic.
The turmoil comes as the government struggles to control a deadly surge of Covid-19 in Brazil, which has already killed more than 317,000 people in the country—pushing many hospitals to the brink of collapse—with a record of 3,780 deaths in the last 24 hours alone.