Brazil condemned to historic tragedy by Bolsonaro's virus response – top doctor

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The politicization of the coronavirus crisis and the Brazilian government's deliberate torpedoing" of social distancing efforts has condemned South America's largest country to a historic tragedy that will most punish the poor, Brazil's most respected medical voice has said.

As Brazil's death toll surpassed that of Italy, Drauzio Varella told the Guardian that historians would be unkind to President Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing international condemnation for his handling of the pandemic.