President Zaire Bolsonaro’s responsibility is raising its head again as the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 10 million and the death toll reached 250,000 in one year after the first report of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Brazil.
According to the Brazilian media on the 25th (local time), criticism has been raised as a “significant negligence” and “mass destruction” of President Bolsonaro, who ignored the seriousness of Corona 19 in politics about the uncontrollable increase of the Corona 19 damage.
The behavior of President Bolsonaro so far is on the cutting board, such as the conflict with local governments over the early response and blockade of Corona 19, claims to use malaria drugs and repellents without scientific basis, and securing and vaccinating slow vaccines.
Influential politicians are posting articles on social media (SNS) that point out the irresponsibility and incompetence of President Bolsonaro and the government.
Shiru Gomis, CEO of the Center-Left Democratic Labor Party (PDT), who ran for the 2018 presidential election, argued that “it is evidence of repeated irresponsible and incompetent acts of mass destruction.”
“The death toll of Corona 19 is 250,000, and only 3% of the total population is vaccinated,” said ACM Netto, head of the Center Right Democratic Party (DEM). “If the government continues to ignore the tragic reality, much more Life will disappear.”
Congressman Aurea Carolina of the Left Socialist Party (PSOL) said, “Public health in thousands of cities has collapsed, vaccination is late, and mutant viruses are spreading nationwide.” “Bolsonaro government’s bystander attitude, denial of reality, irresponsibility ·Incompetence has caused the current situation, and this is unforgivable.”
Based on data from the Ministry of Health of Brazil, the number of cumulative deaths up to the previous day was 249,000,957, and the cumulative confirmed number was 1,324,463.
The media consortium, in which the leading media participate, stressed that the average daily death toll was 1,129 for the last week until the previous day, and the situation continues to exceed 1,000 on the 35th day.
Health experts said that the situation of Corona 19 in Brazil is going in the opposite direction to the international community where the number of deaths and confirmed cases is on a decline.
In Brazil, as the Corona 19 incident intensified, the presidential responsibility argument was raised several times.
At the end of last month, 380 people, including Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists, and representatives of 17 Christian groups, submitted a request for impeachment of President Bolsonaro to the House of Representatives, claiming that they are not fulfilling the president’s responsibilities in relation to Corona 19.
Earlier this month, a group of doctors and scientists joined the call for impeachment, saying that President Bolsonaro’s behavior, which unconditionally denies the reality related to Corona 19, is causing enormous casualties.
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