According to today’s Guardian, Brazil is “staring into the abyss”, with the country’s hospitals overwhelmed and the death toll still rising. Covid-sceptic president, Jair Bolsonaro, continues to spurn calls for a life-saving lockdown, apparently fearful of the impact it might have on the economy and his hopes of re-election next year.
Though accounting for only 2.7% of the world's population, Brazil has seeen 10.6% of all Covid deaths. The country’s death toll now stands at 287,000, second ony to the USA. By their actions, or inactions, authoritatian leaders like Bolsonaro and Trump are directly responsible for a great deal of needless suffering.
Pic used in the Guardian today…
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