Bolsonaro Says Hunger in Brazil Is a Lie

[Judi Lynn]

Later he had to admit that some people do suffer from hunger

Jul.22.2019 11:26AM

SÃO PAULO and BRASÍLIA
President Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) said on Friday (19) that there is no hunger in Brazil.

In a cafe with correspondents from the international press on Friday morning (19), Bolsonaro denied that there were people in Brazil starving.

"To say that hunger happens in Brazil is a big lie. People don't eat well and get sick. That I agree. Now go hungry, no."

"You do not see poor people on the streets with a skeletal physique, as we see in some other countries around the world," said the president, not naming which nations would be these.

The statement was a response to a representative of the Spanish newspaper El País, who said Congressional leader, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), had expressed concern about inequality in Brazil. The journalist wanted to know what measures the government has taken to reduce poverty in the country.

More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2019/07/bolsonaro-says-hunger-in-brazil-is-a-lie.shtml

[secondwind]

1. The so-called "subtle dictatorship" is fraught with corruption. Now Bolsonaro wants to send

his other son as Ambassador to the United States... but there is some pushback on this.