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Brazil's Lula slams Bolsonaro for downplaying coronavirus

As Brazil's COVID-19 cases surge, Lula slams Bolsonaro for pandemic response

05/20/2020

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Brazil's Lula slams Bolsonaro for downplaying coronavirus

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As Brazil's COVID-19 cases surge, Lula slams Bolsonaro for pandemic response

Brazil’s coronavirus crisis is one of the world’s most dire. The country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has long minimized the pandemic and the seriousness of COVID-19. Now, a popular former president is re-emerging on the Brazilian political scene -- and levying criticism at Bolsonaro for his handling of the situation. Amna Nawaz spoke recently with former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

05/20/2020

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