Donald Trump on Sunday banned travelers from Brazil from entering the United States, which has become the second country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

It is now official. US President Donald Trump on Sunday barred travelers from Brazil, who have become the second country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, from entering the United States, the White House said.

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Non-Americans can no longer enter the country if they have recently stayed in Brazil

Non-Americans who have visited Brazil during the 14 days preceding their request to enter the United States will not be accepted, said a press release from Kayleigh McEnany, spokesperson for the American presidency. Trade is not affected by these measures. "Today's decision will ensure that foreigners who have gone to Brazil do not become a source of further contamination in our country," she said.

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Brazil, second most affected country in the world

With nearly 350,000 confirmed cases, Brazil is now the second most affected country in the world after the United States. He officially registered more than 22,000 deaths. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is a political ally of Donald Trump and his rash and aggressive way of expressing himself has made him nicknamed the "tropical Trump". Like the President, Jair Bolsonaro downplayed the coronavirus pandemic, comparing the disease to a "small flu" and arguing that containment measures unnecessarily harmed the largest economy in Latin America.