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The Brazilian president and his close aides have in the past too have slammed China something which has strained relations with Brazil s biggest trading partner
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that the novel coronavirus may have been created to wage biological warfare in a veiled reference to China.
The remarks became even sharper when Bolsonaro talked about the country whose GDP has grown the most, suggesting towards China, the only country amongst the G20 nations whose economy rose last year with a 2.3 per cent expansion.
Watch | It s a new virus. Nobody knows whether it was born in a laboratory or because a human ate some animal they shouldn t have, Bolsonaro was quoted as saying by news agency AFP.
Death of Brazilian Comedian Paulo Gustavo Unites Rivals Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Mourning
On 5/6/21 at 11:36 AM EDT
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, his political archrival, were united in mourning the death of Brazilian comedian and actor Paulo Gustavo, 42, who succumbed to COVID-19 Tuesday evening, the Associated Press reported.
The conservative Bolsonaro, who has minimized the coronavirus s threat in his country, tweeted his sadness over Gustavo s death by writing that with his talent and charisma [he] conquered the affection of all Brazil. Da Silva, who is leftist, said Gustavo was a great Brazilian who celebrated our country with so much joy.
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The WHO said that over the past week, India made up half the world's new cases and a quarter of its deaths, but experts warn the true figures are much higher.