President Jair Bolsonaro, who has called the virus a “measly cold,” is the sole major world leader continuing to question the merits of lockdown measures to fight the pandemic.
Author: Ernesto Londoño, Manuela Andreoni and Letícia Casado
As Amazon Fires Become Global Crisis, Brazil’s President Reverses Course
After days of playing down the fires raging across the Amazon, President Bolsonaro orders the military to step in. But it’s not clear that will be enough.