Jair Bolsonaro

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Jair Bolsonaro Says Brazil Cannot Take Months of Lockdown Due to COVID-19

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that Brazilian society will not be able to stand two or three months of shutdowns to fight the new coronavirus, denouncing social-distancing measures enforced by states and municipalities across the country.

“You know my stance. It will bring massive unemployment,” he told supporters outside the presidential residence in Brasilia.

Source: News18