A court in Brazil ordered the President Bolsonaro to wear a mask at public events
As writes Reuters, the decision was made public June 23.
Bolsonaro appearing at rallies without any protection, will be fined 2 thousand Brazilian reais (about $390) for each day of violation.
Brazil is in second place in the world in total number of infected by the coronavirus (1.1 million) and the number of deaths from infection (51,27 million), second only to the United States. While Bolsonaro considered a threat COVID-19 exaggerated (he called the disease “Grippolom”) and opposed tough measures to contain the pandemic.
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