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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Fined For Holding Maskless Rallies Flouting COVID-19 Norms
“We are living in an especially challenging phase of COVID-19 pandemic. The healthcare staff and doctors have been working very hard, Maranhão gov. said.
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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday was penalized for flouting the COVID-19 protocols as he organized mass public events without social distancing or masks, including a motorcade rally along Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. Bolsonaro was slammed for his lackadaisical approach despite rising COVID-19 cases in Maranhao state.
The far-right leader who had dismissed COVID-19 as a “little flu” adding that “we all die someday” was seen greeting a crowd of hundreds of thousands during his walkabouts with no mask. Brazil’s President had earlier criticized lockdown measures implemented by state governors despite the mounting death toll. He had specifically lambasted the go
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