Bolsonaro Finds Himself Cornered by Pandemic He Tried to Ignore
- Nine key allies have quit or been fired as the virus spreads
- Bolsonaro works to place loyalists in key spots as anger rises
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Covid-19 has run rampant through Brazil over the past year and now, in just a few days, it has pushed President Jair Bolsonaro up against a wall where he’s struggling mightily to escape.
Nine of his most senior officials have quit or been sacked since Monday, including ministers of defense, justice and foreign affairs, along with the chief of every branch of the military. The changes are part of a broad government shake-up launched by the president to accommodate those who are still willing to support him, even as rage over his handling of the pandemic grows.