May 13 2020 30 mins 9
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has referred to COVID-19 as a “measly cold” and discourages life-saving containment measures. But that’s not the only scandal dogging him. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman discusses the latest developments in Brazil with Christopher Sabatini. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe. Relevant Articles on WPR: Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Writing His Political Obituary With COVID-19 In Brazil, Dictatorship-Era Wounds Never Really Healed. Then Came Bolsonaro To Save the Amazon, Treat It Like a UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Existence Itself Is a Battle’: Indigenous Brazilians Live in Fear Under Temer Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. To send feedback or questions, email us at [email protected].
