Brazil leader says army could be called if lockdown chaos MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA, Associated Press April 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the new coronavirus, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets people after a ceremony to deliver affordable homes built by the government, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 5, 2021. In a television interview on Friday, April 23, 2021, Bolsonaro suggested that the army might be called into the streets to restore order if lockdown measures against COVID-19 that he opposes lead to chaos.Eraldo Peres/AP RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has suggested that the army might be called into the streets to restore order if lockdown measures against COVID-19 that he opposes lead to chaos.