translated from Spanish: Bolsonaro: “Are some going to die? They’re going to die. I am sorry. This is life”

Jair Bolsonaro, amid criticism of the political decisions taken regarding the coronavirus pandemic, criticized the opposition governor of the State of San Pablo: “In Rio de Janeiro, until yesterday’s data [jueves] there were nine dead, and 58 in St. Paul. I know there’s a population difference, but it’s a very big figure for St. Paul. There can’t be a number game to favor political interests. I don’t believe those St. Paul’s numbers, especially because of the measures (the governor) took.” In addition, Brazil’s president compared the health crisis to car accidents: “Are some going to die? They’re going to die. I am sorry. This is life, this is reality. We can’t stop the car factory because there are 60, 000 traffic deaths a year, right?” According to the representative, quarantine can cause social “chaos” with “supermarket looting” and pose a threat to “democratic normality.” Doria, governor of San Pablo, imposed in the richest and most populous state of the country (45.9 million inhabitants and a third of GDP) a quarantine that determines the closure of restaurants, cafes and bars and other non-essential services and which until Friday recorded 68 of the 92 dead in the country. And in criticism of the Brazilian president, he said: “Almost half the population is at home. The whole world is at home, and the only one who’s right is President Jair Bolsonaro? Reflect on that,” he said. Meanwhile Bolsonaro understands that “St. Paul is not on the right track, the population already understood that he [Doria] exaggerated in the dose, I hope you take a humbly tablet.” In this context, it announced on Friday the launch by the Central Bank of Brazil of an emergency credit line of R$40 billion (US$8 billion) so that small and medium-sized enterprises can pay wages for two months. For its part, the Chamber of Deputies approved a three-month income distribution project for informal workers ranging from 600 to 1,200 reais (USD 120 and 240). The text should now be discussed by the Senate.In this note:

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