Bolsonaro and governors clash over priorities and funds to combat the epidemic

Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:52 UTC

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Brazil’s governors pressed President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday for more federal support in the coronavirus battle after he blasted them as job-killers and undermined their orders with a decree keeping churches open at evangelical preachers’ request. Read full article

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Enrique Massot
One may be tempted to call Jair Bolsonaro “crazy” in the same way others view US president Donald Trump.

That would be a mistake. Far from being crazy, these two characters are following direction from their main supporters, aka large corporations (and evangelical churches for Bolsonaro) which do not want to hear anything about shutting down the “economy.”

In their blind greed, these business-friendly characters do not see the need to keep the population alive if there is going to be any economy at all once the pandemic subsides.

Consider Trump's desire to “open” the USA again by Easter, in defiance of health care experts who argue this premature opening would just spell catastrophe.
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DemonTree
“he undermined their efforts with a decree on Thursday exempting churches from closure orders, heeding requests from evangelical leaders, an important constituency for the president.”

Very Darwinian. They may not be such a big constituency by the time this is over...
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