Maskless Bolsonaro Joins Protesters Against Congress, Court
- Brazil’s leader greets supporters as coronavirus cases spiral
- Act may fuel institutional crisis in the South American nation
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro joined supporters protesting against Congress and the Supreme Court in Brasilia on Sunday, stoking concerns of an institutional crisis in the nation that now has the world’s second-highest number of coronavirus cases after the U.S.
In a live broadcast on social media, Bolsonaro greeted fans from a helicopter flying over the area where the demonstration was held. He then landed and joined the protest wearing no mask, despite a local government decree mandating them as a way to prevent Covid-19 spread.