Bolsonaro fires popular health minister after dispute over coronavirus response
by Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro from on (#528G3)
- Luiz Henrique Mandetta defended physical distancing
- Far-right president has downplayed impact of coronavirus
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has sparked protests and anger by sacking his popular health minister, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, after the two clashed over Bolsonaro's highly controversial response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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