The governor of the Brazilian state at the epicenter of the country's coronavirus outbreak is done keeping quiet about his disagreements with the president. He says he and other governors are fighting not just the coronavirus but the “Bolsonaro-virus.”
FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2018, file photo, Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, right, listens to Sao Paulo's Governor-elect Joao Doria, during a meeting in Brasilia, Brazil. As governor, Doria has become one of the nation’s foremost advocates of strong restrictions on daily life to contain the virus, such as closing schools and restricting commerce and public transportation. That’s put him squarely in Bolsonaro’s line of fire.
Sao Paulo has reported 11,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and almost 800 deaths, the highest in the country. As governor, Doria has become one of the nation’s foremost advocates of strong restrictions on daily life to contain the virus. Nearly all of Brazil’s 27 governors have urged the public to self-quarantine while shutting down schools and businesses and suspending all but the most essential activities — more drastic measures in line with those taken by governments around the globe.
“We have to confront the president and protect the population,” said the governor, who looked visibly fraught, despite his crisp suit and tie. In a March 25 conference call between the president and four governors, Doria told Bolsonaro that he had to set the example and lead the country rather than divide it, according to video leaked to the news media.
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