Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the Brazilian president, in Brasilia on October 22, 2019. - Eraldo Peres / AP / SIPA

Jair Bolsonaro may well minimize the coronavirus pandemic, it does not spare his family. The eldest son of the Brazilian president, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive and was asymptomatic. This is the 4th member of the Bolsonaro family to test positive for Covid-19.

Testei positivo para covid-19. Estou bem, sem sintomas e tratando em casa com hidroxicloroquina e azitromicina. Obrigado a todos pelas mensagens de apoio e orações!

- Flavio Bolsonaro (@FlavioBolsonaro) August 25, 2020

Hydroxychloroquine as a treatment

“I feel good and have no symptoms,” the 39-year-old elected official announced in a tweet. “I treat myself at home with hydroxychloroquine and azitromycin,” an antibiotic, he added. A treatment of which his father has been the tireless promoter since the start of the pandemic in March in Brazil, despite the fact that various scientific studies have proven its ineffectiveness against Covid-19.

The coronavirus is particularly virulent in Brazil. There were more than 115,000 deaths, the second deadliest death toll in the world behind that of the United States. Jair Bolsonaro, 65, tested positive in July after refusing to wear the mask and consistently ignoring physical distancing rules with crowds of supporters. First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro, 38, tested positive at the end of July, and last week the president's youngest son, Jair Renan, 22, as well.

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