Bolsonaro’s conduct in the pandemic went beyond words – 02/18/2023 – Elio Gaspari

In his interview with reporter Luciana Magalhães, from The Wall Street Journal, Bolsonaro made a kind of mea culpa regarding his conduct in the face of Covid. He stated that if he could go back in time, “I wouldn’t say anything, I would leave the matter to the Ministry of Health”.

It’s too little. Bolsonaro’s responsibility in a pandemic that killed around 700,000 people went far beyond words.

In concrete actions, as president and in the exercise of his attributions, he dismissed two ministers of Health and a director of the Federal Highway Police who regretted the death of an agent.

In addition, it forced the manufacture of four million chloroquine pills.

National guard

The idea of ​​creating, this year, a National Guard to protect areas of the Federal District, borders and who knows what else went up on the wall.

Its defenders recognize the difficulty in approving the necessary constitutional amendment for its formation.

In the Armed Forces, sympathy for the idea is nil.

Relief

From a diplomat serving abroad who came to Brazil on vacation:

“My life has changed, a month ago I started circulating during receptions without fear of entering into an embarrassing conversation with a colleague.”

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