Support for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has dropped as criticism grows of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a poll released on Tuesday, driving home his political isolation in the mounting public health crisis.
More than 11,000 Brazilians have died from COVID-19, the worst in emerging markets, as Bolsonaro has dismissed the respiratory disease as “a little flu” and attacked state governments’ isolation orders, which most people support.
Of those polled, 67.3% agree with the need for social distancing to contain the spread of coronavirus, which state governors and health experts have recommended, while Bolsonaro has sought to reopen businesses to support the economy. Brazil’s state governors won more approval than Bolsonaro’s government in the fight against the pandemic, with 69.2% respondents supporting their governors’ actions and 26.8% disapproving. The federal government’s actions to fight the outbreak were approved by 51.7% and found lacking by 42.3%.
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