Bolsonaro says claims of hunger in Brazil ‘a big lie’ 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday there was no hunger in the country, citing the lack of “poor people in the street with a skeletal physique” as evidence. Speaking to foreign journalists, Bolsonaro blamed “populists” for propagating “a big lie” that some of Brazil’s 209 million people did not have enough to eat. “There is no hunger,” the far-right leader said, noting Brazil “was rich in practically every type of crop”. “You don’t see poor people in the street with a skeletal physique like in other countries.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 19, 2019 17:37 UTC