That little-known source reports that President Jair Bolsonaro (seen here with Still-President Trump) has warned the people of Brazil not to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic like "a country of fags"! Can you imagine Emmanuel Macron or Just In Trudeau saying something like that? I thought not.
But it's true! The popular right-wing president, who has consistently downplayed the Kung Flu, made the comment during a speech on tourism two weeks ago. "All anyone talks about these days is the pandemic," he said. "We need to stop that."
Sr Bolsonaro went on to say, "I regret the deaths. I really do. But we're all going to die someday. There's no use fleeing reality. We have to stop being a country of fags.... We have to face up to it and fight. I hate this faggot stuff!"
It was the latest in a long list of controversial statements on the pandemic from O Presidente, who has condemned the "hysteria" [same as "Dempanic". Ed.] around Covid-19, compared the new coronavirus to a "little flu" and asserted that Brazilians' immune systems were so strong they could swim in raw sewage and "not catch a thing."
Sr Bolsonaro also took a swipe at Sleepy Joe Biden, who has irked him by urging his administration to do more to protect the Amazon rainforest. "Recently, a big-shot presidential candidate said if I didn't put out the wildfires in the Amazon he would impose trade sanctions on Brazil," he said, apparently referring to a comment Mr Biden made during the first debate in September.
"How do you deal with that kind of thing?" President Bolsonaro asked rhetorically. "Diplomacy alone doesn't work.... You have to have gunpowder. You don't have to use it. But they have to know you have it."
Interesting statement, but Walt will be surprised if Brazilian gunboats appear off the coast of Florida anytime soon. But come to think of it, maybe that's not such a bad idea.
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