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Agence France-Presse reports:
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted his support for embattled American podcast host Joe Rogan, whose spreading of disinformation about Covid-19 has caused a firestorm of controversy on streaming service Spotify.
The leader known as the “Tropical Trump,” who has himself been accused of spreading disinformation on the pandemic, waded into the Rogan row with a rare English-language post on Twitter.
Bolsonaro has questioned Covid-19 vaccines, joking they could “turn you into an alligator,” and touted treatments such as anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine despite research showing they are ineffective against the disease.
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– I’m not sure what @joerogan thinks about me or about my government, but it doesn’t matter. If freedom of speech means anything, it means that people should be free to say what they think, no matter if they agree or disagree with us. Stand your ground! Hugs from Brazil. ?
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) February 3, 2022
Bolsonaro tweets in support of Joe Rogan’s campaign against vaccines. In the meantime, 70% of Brazilians voluntarily took at least two shots against covid. It’s really difficult to understand why Bolsonaro insists in his anti-vax campaign, especially in a election year https://t.co/cwX2MSpHuG
— Caio Quero (@caioquero) February 3, 2022