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Brazil's handling of the pandemic has been highly political.

The country has rapidly the dismal ranking of the coronavirus statistics and its Death Toll - 41,828 rose is now The World 's second highest.

America for about half of The Number of cases worldwide. Brazil, Latin America 's largest country, is now the epicenter the epicenter is.

But their leader always seems to be very Little - at least That 's the impression he likes to represent.

From the beginning, President Jair Bolsonaro , The Virus has played, below. Early on in The Crisis , he repeatedly went on TV, called it a small flu, and accused the media hysteria.

He has not scheduled a television address for a while, maybe do not want to be Drowned Out by the noise of the Cup hitting the protesters on their balconies, has the intention to listen to their Anger over his leadership.

But in The Absence of public transfers, The Public display of disrespect, even as his people graves and buried their dead in mass in the Amazon and to the hospitals in some parts of the hard at the breakdown.

When in question, the victim asked about The Number of deaths in April, Mr Bolsonaro brushed him off and says: "I'm not a grave-digger". A week or so later, he was asked for a comment, when Brazil overtook China in The Number of deaths and answered he: "So What ?".

Coronavirus in Brazil economy about health

His Message has remained the same throughout - That The State governors have been reckless in the introduction of Quarantine measures and the Collateral Damage to the economy is even worse than The Effects of The Virus itself.

"is His whole strategy is very clear," says Oliver Read, a Professor of International Relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo .

"He doesn't want to be seen as the person who is responsible for what very well to the worst economic Crisis in the history of Brazil. [He] decided not to take the responsibility, because he sees this as His Best chance to remain in office. I can't see him now, the change gears. "

to back up While the Brazilians are bracing for The Coming weeks, More Than 1,000 people die Every Day - politicians opening up of the country.

Surfers returned to The Beaches in Rio, and This Week opened in São Paulo , stores and shopping malls - But , and this is the confusing Bit - Quarantine has been extended in Brazil's largest city until The End of the month.

So, who's going to the shops, the now new opening? It is a startling and alarming news.

The President has repeatedly criticized, lockdown measures to curb the spread of The Virus

"no one takes it very seriously," says Josy Almeida Balbino, last week buried their sister, Kelly, and Father Antonio , after you died Covid-19.

"From One Day to The Next , the people will only worsen," Josy adds. Kelly and Antonio were admitted to the hospital on the same day, was in the intensive care unit beds next to each other, and died within A Day of each other.

"you are opening to are again, in the worst moment of The Crisis ," adds her son, Marcos. You are The President mock called it a "small flu".

politics vs pandemic

at a time, to Brazil, to all of his efforts in the fight against The Virus , The President has nothing to do That . Instead, he was wrapped in his own political battles.

The Supreme Court examined allegations of disinformation and intimidation by his supporters. He is also being investigated over allegations That he interfered in a Federal Police investigation of His Family .

the tensions between Mr Bolsonaro and the judiciary is high.

at times, in the last couple of months, the policy was greater than the pandemic. This is not to say That the health Crisis is less important, But the extent of the political scandals, the so great and the impact so important for Brazil.

It is the Anger over Mr Bolsonaro is the handling of The Crisis - But also a growing fear of where Brazil is headed after the pandemic passes.

The President has undoubtedly strengthened the support in the last few months, But lost his core base was. Around 30% of the people who support him. They want the economy up and running and think the concern about The Virus is exaggerated. Your support is More fervent than ever before.

For those who oppose, Mr Bolsonaro, the specter of the military is worrying. He praises open Brazil's two-decade-long Military Dictatorship . And he backs up demonstrations calling for military intervention and a termination of the Congress and the Supreme Court .

Anger continue under Mr Bolsonaro criticism over his handling of the pandemic

The Role of The military has been strengthened in this pandemic are Gone , not just one, But two health Ministers - both Doctors - and in their place, Eduardo Pazuello, an interim minister who has no medical background, he is a general. Since then, he has several military Commissioner of the German Federal Ministry of health.

Under Mr. Pazuello, has instructed the army, upping the production of hydroxychloroquine, the antimalarial promoted by Jair Bolsonaro and President Donald Trump with no proven benefit in The Treatment of Covid-19.

no one knows where this pandemic, the title in Brazil. With such a deplorable level of the test, it is so hard to get a true picture of the extent of The Virus here, But all agree That the actual picture is much worse than official figures suggest.

no one knows where Brazil is headed either - and for many, is a rather disturbing image, than the pandemic itself.

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Source of news: bbc.com