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Bolsonaro’s Political Woes Mount While Covid-19 Ravages Brazil

A cavalier attitude to the virus and upheaval in his cabinet have eroded the president’s support.

Open graves are prepared in the Vila Formosa Cemetery in São Paulo on April 29.
Photographer: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg

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By Shannon Sims

May 7, 2020 at 10:00 AM UTC

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This article is part of the May 11, 2020 issue of businessweek.

“So what? Sorry. What do you want me to do about it? … I can’t work miracles.”

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s response on April 28 to the news that his country had surpassed 5,000 coronavirus deaths wasn’t exactly encouraging.