Brazil's Bolsonaro turns to prayer in coronavirus crisis
APRIL 3, 2020 / 6:24 PM / UPDATED 18 HOURS AGO
Lisandra Paraguassu
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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, agreeing to a request from evangelical Christians, said on Friday that he was calling for a national day of fasting and prayer this Sunday to “free Brazil from this evil” coronavirus epidemic.
As the death toll mounts in the country, along with criticism of his handling of the public health crisis, Bolsonaro met with Pentecostal evangelical pastors outside his official residence. Evangelicals have been among the right-wing leader’s most faithful supporters.
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On Friday, the country’s coronavirus deaths increased to 359 from 299, while confirmed cases jumped to 9,056.
Brazilians overwhelmingly disapprove of Bolsonaro for minimizing the epidemic and support governors and health officials that he has attacked for advocating social-distancing measures, two polls showed on Friday.
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Cork people in Brazil prepare for Covid-19: 'The President calling people a bunch of girls doesn’t help'
By Ciarán Sunderland
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Fiona teaches her classes online and her 16-year-old son takes his lessons online too.
Her husband, Antony Boadle, is a Reuters correspondent and is also working from home.
Anthony said the ongoing political division surrounding Brazil’s official response to the Covid-19 outbreak is mainly caused by President Bolsonaro.
The leader’s attacks on state governors taking action to contain the spread of the virus are mainly motivated by political self-preservation, he said.
He said that the President knows the economic fallout will be severe in Brazil and he wants to show that he tried to preserve the economy’s normal functioning when he runs for reelection.
"Reality will impose itself."
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(Anyone who follows wire service news on Latin America will recognize "Anthony Boadle" as a prominent LatAm journalist.)
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