As Brazil’s coronavirus death toll crossed 14,000, the nation’s Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned on May 15 just weeks after he was appointed by right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro. 

Despite 27 governors of the country have expressed disapproval in their president’s ineptitude, they haven’t gone ahead with imposing restrictions.

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The latest developments arose amid speculations surrounding Bolsonaro’s agenda—the president reportedly harbored a deep desire to meddle with sensitive investigations.

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 “Here we work in the morning to eat in the afternoon. They can’t close,” said Christiane Mendes to a media outlet, who works for an education association that delivers essential supplies to the needy and low-income groups of Brazil.

Columnist Merval Pereira slammed Bolsonaro’s acts and termed his questionable leadership as “a mystical leader leading his followers to collective suicide.”

Add to it, the pitiable conditions of São Gabriel da Cachoeira's hospital aren’t helping either—with no ventilators and testing kits, the medical experts are grappling under the pressure of treating cases from villages with zero resources.

The President's attempt to get the businesses running and overlooking the consequences of the outbreak has led to citizens getting mixed signals.

Despite the statistics, Bolsonaro refuses to be bogged down by the current scenario. In addition to predicting that the tough times will pass shortly, Bolsonaro opined that “Our lives have to continue; jobs should be maintained.”

Leaders of Brazil, Mexico, and Nicaragua have opted for a rather light-hearted attitude towards the deathly pandemic as they call it a "little flu”, while encouraging families to go out and eat. 

Hinting at the same, one of Brazil’s prominent dailies, Estado de São Paulo stated: “Scientists around the world are fighting to find a treatment for Covid-19. In Brazil, meanwhile, the current government’s incompetence is found to be incurable.”

Bolsonaro’s beliefs seem to have sprouted from the fear of a massive global recession, as he opined that adopting certain measures could be detrimental for the economy in the long haul.

“Obviously, there are problems in the stock market. This happens sporadically. But as we are seeing, markets have opened today and are beginning to show signs of recovery,” he added.

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Currently, Brazil has 636 suspected cases of the disease. The respiratory illness which has sent shockwaves across the globe has recorded 95,000 cases worldwide and over 3,200 deaths in China.

His supporters are currently busy planning the nationwide protests and using social media to spread videos and fliers attacking members of Congress.

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