Monday, 10 May 2021 07:22 AM MYT
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters ride motorcycles to celebrate the National Mother's Day, in Brasilia, Brazil May 9, 2021. — Reuters pic
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BRASILIA, May 10 — Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro rode at the head of a large motorbike rally by his supporters on Sunday amid harsh criticism over his management of the coronavirus pandemic.
Brazil is one of the worst hit countries in the world by the pandemic having suffered 420,000 deaths.
Surrounded by security guards, Bolsonaro led hundreds of motorcyclists riding from the presidential palace in the capital Brasilia for a one-hour trip around the center of town to mark Mother’s Day.