While Mandetta has called for physical distancing, Bolsonaro has focused on the economic impacts of virus mitigation measures while also questioning the science. This week Facebook and Instagram removed posts from Bolsonaro on grounds that the content was harmful, after he questioned social distancing measures and promoted an unproven treatment for the coronavirus. By the end of March, 58 per cent of the country was practising social distancing, according to Brazilian technology company inloco. An aerial view of a nearly deserted Copacabana beach as residents in Rio De Janeiro heed warnings to practice social distancing. Bolsonaro can say he was always against those measures, Stuenkel said.

Source: CBC News April 04, 2020 08:01 UTC