Bolsonaro asks court to reverse Brazil’s COVID-19 restrictions
Al Jazeera
Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll has increased sharply in recent weeks, to more than 290,000, second only to that of the US.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly asked the country’s Supreme Court to reverse coronavirus restrictions imposed by several federal states, despite infection numbers reaching new heights. Local media reported on Friday that Bolsonaro accused mayors and governors of acting like dictators and starving Brazilians, by forcing them to stay at home. “They are imposing a state of siege, which is unconstitutional. They cannot do this without the approval of Congress. They are humiliating the population, while saying that they are saving lives. How can they be saving lives, they’re starving people,” Bolsonaro said.
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