Allies Turn On Bolsonaro As Brazil Passes 300K Deaths

The Associated Press reports:

Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing. Lawmakers fielded calls from panicked constituents across the country, where thousands awaited intensive care beds, and they had no effective health minister to turn to Sunday.

Brazil was in political disarray as it surpassed 300,000 deaths from the virus Wednesday evening. Foes and allies alike are pleading with the president to change course to stem a recent surge of daily deaths accounting for almost one-third of the total worldwide.

Lawmakers have been seeking ways to prevail upon Bolsonaro. As hospital systems collapse and crucial supplies run dry, four lower house lawmakers told the Associated Press their constituents are calling them his “accomplices.”

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Brazil is in political disarray as it surpassed 300,000 deaths from COVID-19, the second nation to hit the grim landmark after the United States. https://t.co/pgFa2QoCKc

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 25, 2021