Brazil: fine for President Bolsonaro after a walkabout without a mask
The Brazilian president will have to pay a fine because of a walkabout without a mask in the midst of a pandemic (illustrative image) EVARISTO SA AFP / Archivos
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will have to pay a fine because of a walkabout without a mask in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in Maranhao, announced the governor of this state in the northeast of the country.
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Martin Bernard
Visiting the North-East region, Jair Bolsonaro left, as usual, to meet his supporters, without a mask and without any respect for barrier gestures.
The governor of the state of Maranhao, Flavio Dino, has decided to enforce the law, in the midst of a pandemic.
This elected member of the Communist Party of Brazil has therefore decided to impose a fine on him, since this kind of gathering is strictly prohibited.
Officially, the Brazilian president has 15 days to present his defense.
He risks a fine of up to 200,000 euros.
But Jair Bolsonaro is not his first provocation.
While the Covid has killed nearly 450,000 people, its health policy is at the heart of a parliamentary commission of inquiry.
And he seems to multiply the outbursts, and the rants, in an attempt to distract attention.
By treating, for example, the governor of Maranhão as a “
little big dictator
”.
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