Pots and pans protest against Bolsonaro; Brazilian markets crash and Congress approves national emergency

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The coronavirus outbreak hammered Brazil on Wednesday, crushing local markets, infecting more members of the country’s political elite and prompting loud protests against President Jair Bolsonaro, whose son waded into a diplomatic spat with China. Read full article

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Terence Hill
“We need to remove Bolsonaro, and a National Emergency Plan
Since Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta has just announced that Brazil will reach its peak of coronavirus cases in April and this will cause the health system to collapse, it is reasonable to assume that economic activity will remain at a standstill for 30-60 days or more.
There is a consensus forming that Brazil has a sociopath in the presidency, and it is reasonable to assume that there will be no level coordination between the federal government, states and municipalities, to minimally organize an emergency plan to fight hunger, which will inevitably return with full force.
Hunger hurts. And the natural instinct of the human being is to fight for his own survival. Economic chaos will inevitably lead to social chaos and increased urban violence in a society that is already one of the most unequal in the world. What lies ahead, therefore, is a catastrophe”
http://www.brasilwire.com/attuch-we-need-to-remove-bolsonaro-and-a-national-emergency-plan/
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