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AP Interview: 'Lula' says Bolsonaro a disaster amid pandemic
Mauricio Savarese and David Biller, Associated Press
Updated 12:49 am CDT, Thursday, April 9, 2020
SAO PAULO (AP) — In home isolation just months after his release from jail, Brazil’s former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro needs to change his dismissive approach to the new coronavirus or risk being forced from office before the end of his term in December 2022.
The former president known as Lula said in an interview with The Associated Press that Bolsonaro’s defiance of calls for social distancing hamper the efforts of governors and mayors to contain the virus.
He also argued Brazil may need to print money to protect low-income workers and keep people at home, a proposal sure to raise concern in a country with a history of hyperinflation and a sliding currency.
Da Silva, who governed between 2003 and 2010 at time when Brazil's economy was strong, acknowledged that Bolsonaro is unlikely to heed growing opposition calls to step down and that there are not enough votes in congress for impeachment.
More:
https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/AP-Interview-Lula-says-Bolsonaro-a-disaster-15188025.php