Brazil PM attacks journalists again, says 'you wimps' have 'low chance of surviving COVID'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro launched a scathing attack on journalists on August 24 during a public event ‘Defeating COVID-19', describing m as “wimps”. Bolsonaro said that ir chance of dying due to COVID-19 was heightened as y weren’t “athletic”. Furr, he said, journalists’ rate of survival from coronavirus was “quite a bit lower” as y "only kw how to do evil, to use a pen largely for evil.”

However, this hasn’t been first occasion of a verbal assault on media by former right leaned military captain. On August 24, Sunday’s presser, President Bolsonaro wanted to publicly “punch” a reporter “in face”. journalist h questioned leer about thousands of dollars transferred into account of president’s spouse by a former aide related to a corruption probe. Bolsonaro responded, saying, he wished to "pound punches" in reporter's mouth.

Exaggerating his personal expertise at event in battling COVID-19 in July, Bolsonaro h touted use of “game-changer” drug hydroxychloroquine, calling himself an athlete. At press conference, Brazilian President h cited “ side effects” of ministering controversial drug, as he h also claimed drug’s “resistance to COVID-19” hailing signs, crediting his “athletic past”. In fact, on Monday, Bolsonaro said that press can feast on his historical athletic past, as he employed Portuguese colloquial phrase ‘Bundao’, ding, that disease will neverless get “one in every one of you wimps.”  He n went on to say that likelihood of journalists surviving as he did is nil and sort of a “bit decrease” as y solely kw how to do an ‘evil act’ with words and pen. 

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Press caused “hysteria” about "little flu"

Earlier, in March, while coronavirus hit a peak in several European countries, Brazil and US, Bolsonaro launched an irresponsible and inflammatory attack on media report at press conference, saying, press caused “hysteria”. He ded, media “created panic” more than ever since start of coronavirus crisis by reporting figures and deaths in a timely manner. “ population will realize soon eugh that it has been deceived by media,” he said at a live-streamed press conference calling COVID-19 “ little flu” on a national TV. Furr, Brazil removed from public view months of coronavirus data as Bolsonaro defended official records to be limited to government. 

cumulative data does t reflect moment country is in, Bolsonaro was reported saying in a press dress, ding, much of media are spreing a feeling of fear by exploiting large number of victims in Italy.

In a separate incident, outside Alvora Palace, president’s official residence in Brasilia Bolsonaro was reported saying, “Look, people of Brazil, se people say I’m wrong and that you should stay at home.” He was furr recorded yelling at group of journalists, saying, “w what are you doing here? Aren’t you afraid of coronavirus? Go home!”After incident, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) he, Emmanuel Colombié, expressed disappointment, saying, that President Bolsonaro is targeting messengers inste of real enemy, according to local media reports. 

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