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In Bolsonaro's Brazil, everyone else is to blame for virus

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President Jair Bolsonaro is deflecting all responsibility for the coronavirus crisis, casting blame on mayors, governors, an outgoing health minister and the media.

All taken from the Trump playbook.

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It's fascinating how this global crisis has quickly exposed far-right leaders for the incompetent frauds that they have always been. That's what happens when you face a virus that kills indiscriminately and doesn't care about lies, propaganda and manipulation. The situation is Brasil will only get worse, the loss of life will be tremendous, but hopefully it will ultimately make Brasilians realize how much of an useless idiot their president is when the next elections come around.

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Leaders lead.

Pathetic people blame the problem on anyone else.

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Well, as a Brazilian I can tell something the international media doesn't reports... Bolsonaro was against opening the country's doors to foreigners during the Carnival, but some of the citizens were in favour of it and didn't heard him. So guess what? Before the Carnival no Brazilian was infected by the covid19. After it the cases started to emerge, mainly from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, both the states in which the Carnival was opened to foreigners...

This fact no media will tell you about...

Despite from that, what happens in Brazil is that we are not such a developed country, so what Bolsonaro fears most is the economical crisis that comes with the lockdown, because there are many informal workers in Brazil. It means that, if they don't work, the wouldn't get food... He is afraid that the crisis can kill more people than the disease itself. Moreover, the "Trump's drug" isn't the only medicine used by the Brazilian doctors. Many doctors are reporting that they are using ivermectin as a drug to treat the Corona virus and this treatment is going well, with many patients recovering from the disease. But again, the media won't tell anyone about it, because they prefer blaming the Bolsonaro for his acts, maybe because his inspiration is Donald Trump.

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Bolsonaro: ". . . everyone else is to blame for virus!"

It's almost as if Bolsonaro is saying, "I take not responsibility!"

Sound familiar?

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In Bolsonaro's Brazil, everyone else is to blame for virus

Blames otherguys, a tactic used by despots before him. Hitler had his groups to blame, Stalin did, too. And also used by his contemporaries. Xi's blaming the US, Trump's blaming China. Putin blames something he calls 'recklessness'.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed recklessness for an increase in coronavirus infections confirmed in certain regions of

https://tass.com/society/1144173

Despots can't man up and say the buck/ruble/yuan stops at their desks..

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I wonder who he learnt that from??

When all this is over, and both our dear leader, trump and this one are out of jobs, I suggest they take a cruise together!!!

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ulyssesToday 01:24 pm JSTI wonder who he learnt that from??

When all this is over, and both our dear leader, trump and this one are out of jobs, I suggest they take a cruise together!!!

Brazil has had fascism a lot more and longer than America has. Vargas in the 1930s - 50s. The dictatorship of 1964-85 and now this crumbums. Just like Criminal  Donnie.

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The proverb goes, empty vessels make the most noise.

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Confronted with a travel ban imposed on Brazil by the U.S. because of widespread COVID-19

Lol, it's ironic that Bolsonaro, aka the Brazilian Trump, got Brazil travel-banned by Trump's USA for acting like Trump regarding Covid-19

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lostrune2May 26 09:42 pm JSTConfronted with a travel ban imposed on Brazil by the U.S. because of widespread COVID-19

Lol, it's ironic that Bolsonaro, aka the Brazilian Trump, got Brazil travel-banned by Trump's USA for acting like Trump regarding Covid-19

Monkey see, monkey do - or in this case Mussolinis.

To paraphrase the bible 'there is no honor among fascists'.

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Well BigYen, the virus was already here before Carnival's party, because Brazilians who came back from Italy, China and USA brought the virus within. But unfortunately the cases started to get enormous proportions after the Carnival's party, we can't deny it. With or without the Carnival's party the results would be likely the same, but if this party hasn't happen the number of victims would be lesser than it is. Even because the human contact is a must be done act in the Carnival. The problem wasn't foreigners coming to Carnival, but the party itself, where everybody usually perform kisses, touches and talking to each other.

Ah, by the way I often get my information updates about the world in sites like this one.

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He is a clone of the very dangerous current occupant of the White House ... in this case at the detriment and expense of the People of Brazil (Brasil in Portuguese) ... period.

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