Bolsonaro joins protesters as Brazil political scandal heats up, adding to COVID-19 crisis

Brazil is now the no. 2 coronavirus hot spot in the world after the U.S.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters upon arrival at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on May 24, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday hailed supporters rallying in the country’s capital to back his administration as an unfolding political scandal adds to the public health crisis driven by the coronavirus outbreak.

The rally, one of several such demonstrations Bolsonaro has encouraged in recent weeks, came as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, a close ally of the far-right Bolsonaro, mulls a ban on travel from Brazil because of the worsening outbreak there.Health Ministry figures released on Saturday evening showed that 16,508 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total above 347,000, while the death toll increased by 965 to 22,013.

More pro-Bolsonaro rallies were expected to take place in São Paulo, Brazil’s most populous city and the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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