COVID-19 In Brazil: “better safe than sorry” (Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Mariane Catarina Tavares Salton and Ms. Gabriela Oliveira da Silva, two second year medical students at Unicesumar, Maringá, Brazil. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, nor The European Sting’s one. In spite of 195.725 thousand death and 7.716.045 millions cases in 2020 1, the Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, insists in ignore the critical situation of the country, going against scientific knowledge. Brazilians, mainly his followers, are influenced by his speech that defend drugs off-label, which have no evidence about the efficiency in treatment of coronavirus, and his position anti-vaccine. He has already said that vaccine may turn people into crocodiles. In addition, the lockdown was discouraged by him, causing conflicts with the governors and mayors who adopted this strategy.