Bolsonaro: Brazil bankrupt, I can’t help it | Abroad

“I wanted to change the schedule of the tax cuts, but then there was that virus fueled by the press we have here, this uninspiring press,” said Bolsonaro in response to one of his supporters who showed him at his official residence in Brasilia. greeted.

The Brazilian president was referring to the reform to increase tax-free income, a campaign promise made by the far-right leader, who came to power with a liberal economic program.

According to Bolsonaro, the economic collapse of his country is linked to the restrictions imposed by the governors in the fight against the corona epidemic, which has already killed nearly 198,000 people in Brazil. Bolsonaro gained popularity thanks to the emergency aid provided to 68 million Brazilians, nearly a third of the population, over nine months.

This month, the emergency aid stopped due to the high deficits and debts of the South American country. This puts Brazil “on the brink of a social abyss,” fears Marcelo Neri, director of the center for social policy of a Brazilian development think tank.

Meanwhile, the daily numbers of new infections and deaths continue to rise in Brazil as well. In the past 24 hours, the country registered 1,171 deaths and nearly 60,000 new infections. Those figures are expected to increase further in the coming weeks due to meetings during Christmas and New Year, according to specialists.

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