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Reckless Bolsonaro Holds Rally Amid Coronavirus Surge

Reckless Bolsonaro Holds Rally Amid Coronavirus Surge

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro hit Brasilia’s streets Sunday for a rally with his supporters, ditching his face mask and breaking social distancing measures even as coronavirus cases surged.

The far-right president arrived at the rally outside the presidential palace in a white surgical mask, but soon took it off to greet the cheering crowd, shake hands and embrace supporters, at one point even hoisting a young boy onto his shoulders.

The rally came as Brazil emerged as a new flashpoint in the pandemic.

With nearly 350,000 confirmed cases, Brazil now has the second-biggest caseload in the world, after the United …

Brazil Justice Minister Resigns, Blasts Bolsonaro

Brazil Justice Minister Resigns, Blasts Bolsonaro

Brazilian public prosecutor Augusto Aras asked the Supreme Court on Friday to authorise the investigation of allegations made by former minister Sergio Moro against President Jair Bolsonaro, his office said.

Bolsonaro suffered the heaviest blow to his presidency so far as his popular justice minister quit on Friday and accused him of potentially criminal meddling in law enforcement, adding to the turmoil of a government struggling to confront a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak.

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Moro, who won broad public support for jailing corrupt politicians and businessmen as a judge, said he was resigning