'Saddest March of our lives': Brazilians lament Covid devastation as critics decry Bolsonaro

As country reaches 300,000 fatalities, doctors condemn politics of death' but pledge to fight on

Like so many on Brazil's left, Pedro Carvalho was certain Jair Bolsonaro's presidency would prove a nightmare: for human rights, for the environment and for the national health system the 41-year-old doctor cherishes and serves.

I felt this profound sadness, just utter, personal sadness," Carvalho remembered of the fateful moment in October 2018 that the far-right populist was confirmed as his country's new leader.