Brazilian Bolsonaro fined for violating COVID public health regulations Coronavirus pandemic News

Jair Bolsonaro will examine the treatment of the coronavirus pandemic in the face of public pressure and Senate research.

Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, a skeptical COVID-19 who has refused to take public health measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, has been fined for failing to comply with health safety regulations at a public event in Maranhao state.

State Governor Flavio Dino said late Friday that health authorities had filed a case against Bolsonaro for “promoting rallies that did not have health protection in Maranhaon.”

“The law applies to everyone,” Dino tweeted, reminding people that gatherings of more than 100 people are banned and face masks are mandatory.

The presidency has 15 days to file an appeal, after which the amount of the fine will be set. The office has not responded to AFP news agency’s comment requests.

Bolsonaro has it he was challenged in the face of widespread criticism by his government of its management of the COVID-19 pandemic, rejecting calls for a nationwide shutdown to halt the spread of the virus.

On Friday, Bolsonaro distributed rural property titles in Acailandia, Sao Luis, 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the state capital Maranhao. At the ceremony, the masked president blasted Dino as a “chubby dictator” for the governor’s imposition of coronavirus restrictions.

It has more than 446,000 people he died As a result of the Brazilian coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University – the second largest in the world after the United States.

More than 15.9 million cases have also been reported so far, and they have been experts in public health warn that another wave might be near.

The Brazilian Senate last month he launched an investigation How Bolsonaro and his government have responded to the crisis by putting political pressure on the former army captain ahead of next year’s scheduled elections.

On Friday, the senator who led the investigation complained that Bolsonaro had never wanted to buy COVID-19 vaccines, arguing that herd immunity could outweigh the virus.

In an interview with Reuters, Senator Renan Calheiros said: “The president first denied the disease, called it the flu, and then spoke out against social isolation and closure. He then reduced the masks and encouraged the crowd to gather.”

“Why is that? Because of the herd’s immunity, because of their natural immunity … you have to encourage the spread of crowds and the virus,” Calheiros said. “That’s why he never wanted a vaccine.”

Bolsonaro’s office did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters.

Brazil accepted two coronavirus outbreaks – China’s SinoVac and Britain’s AstraZeneca – were used for emergencies in January, but the spread of the vaccine has been delayed and lack of supply.

As of May 18, only one in eight adults in Brazil has been fully vaccinated, Reuters reported.

Public health officials he said earlier this week they were expected to receive enough vaccine ingredients to manufacture 25 million doses from China.