Brazil: Bolsonaro reportedly uses homophobic slur to mock masks
Top broadsheet says president taunted staffers wearing masks to protect against Covid-19 by claiming they were ‘for fairies’
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Wed 8 Jul 2020 12.49 EDT
One day after announcing he had tested positive for coronavirus Jair Bolsonaro has come under fire for allegedly using homophobic language to mock the use of face masks.
The Folha de São Paulo, a leading broadsheet, claimed Brazil’s far-right leader had baited presidential staff who were using protective masks, claiming such equipment was “coisa de viado” (a homophobic slur that roughly translates as “for fairies”).
Bolsonaro is a longstanding enemy of Brazil’s LGBTQ+ community and during three decades in politics has made no secret of his homophobia.
“I have [parliamentary] immunity to say: yes, I’m homophobic – and very proud of it,” he said in one filmed interview during his seven-term stint as a congressman.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/08/bolsonaro-masks-slur-brazil-coronavirus
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