Bolsonaro threatens to sack health minister over Covid-19 criticism
Brazilian president warns Luiz Henrique Mandetta not to speak out against him in public
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Sun 29 Mar 2020 09.25 EDT
Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly told his health minister he will sack him if he dares criticise his handling of the coronavirus crisis.
According to a report in the Estado de São Paulo newspaper, the Brazilian president’s warning came during a top-level meeting on Saturday as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country rose to more than 3,900 and the death toll hit 114.
The health minister, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, reportedly informed Brazil’s far-right leader he would have no choice but to publicly criticise him if he insisted on going out in public despite warnings to stay indoors.
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On Friday, the president shrugged his shoulders at the likely deaths, telling an interviewer: “Some will die. I’m sorry. That’s life.”
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/29/bolsonaro-warns-health-minister-covid-19
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