Brazil COVID-19 deaths reach 100,000 and barrel onward

[EleanorR]

Authoritarians have been abysmal at handling this pandemic. They have either used it as cover to consolidate or abuse their power or simply washed their hands of it and walked away. Trump has done both. The problem is, dictators don't need the approval of the people to stay in power, so they simply don't care.

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[malaise]

1. Bozo the Con and Bolsanaro are two of the worst leaders on the planet

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/08/brazil-ex-health-minister-attacks-bolsonaro-as-covid-19-deaths-top-100000
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Jair Bolsonaro’s former health minister has accused the Brazilian president of failing to offer any comfort to the families of the 100,000 Brazilians who have lost their lives to Covid-19.

In an interview marking Brazil’s latest Covid-19 milepost, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, who was sacked in April after challenging the president’s internationally condemned coronavirus response, expressed consternation that Brazil’s leaders had failed to recognise so much pain.

Brazil loses second health minister in less than a month as Covid-19 deaths rise

“There are 100,000 Brazilian families who have yet to receive a single word of comfort or solidarity from the government,” Mandetta told the newspaper O Globo.

Brazil’s official coronavirus death toll surpassed 100,000 on Saturday, its total rising to 99,572 on Friday after another 1,079 deaths.

On the eve of that milestone Bolsonaro urged his country’s 210m citizens to put the unfinished tragedy behind them. “We regret all of the deaths,” the far-right populist said during his weekly live broadcast. “But let’s get on with our lives, get on with our lives and try to find a way of getting away with this problem.”

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Hope they both contract Covid-19 - they are below worthless human beings

[EleanorR]

2. I remember when trump wanted Bolsonaro's son as ambassador to the US

One of the "qualifications" trump mentioned was Bolsonaro's kid is friends with trump's kids. Oy

[malaise]

5. Yes our new royalty

[Demovictory9]

3. Does Bolsanaro even care?

[denem]

4. It is what it is.