sons was found hiding in one of bolsonaro's personal lawyer's house. me that my country is suffering much more than was necessary during this pandemic. a lot of allegations there, of course, tabata, we allegations there, of course, ta bata, we can't allegations there, of course, tabata, we can't prove them and we will have to leave them there as allegations, but one particular thing that the president would say, and has said, in fact, president would say, and has said, infact, the president would say, and has said, in fact, the danger to the economy was worse than the health risk. he may have changed his mind on that now. what was the justification for the government attempts to have data from covid—19 removed from official websites, i know they have been forced change that ruling as well? there has been many attacks on transparency in general, one particular ngo listed ten attempts from the government to go against transparency, and brazil is doing pretty badly in dealing with the crisis. again, we have lost over 50,000 lives. there is no action being

that's the nature of the virus. >> we fear the virus, not bolsonaro, he says. the isolation was going well here but now even the president himself in his own words is disregarding it. but we can't ease it. we've seen a lot of death. donald trump is sending 2 million pills of hydroxychloroquine to brazil. will you take any? i don't think hydroxychloroquine helps, he says. it's bs. everything that comes to brazil from abroad has already been contaminated. many tell us they've done more than the state. the mayor has turned to mask making which means she can stare out her window. the dealers give her a little more for them than anyone else. daniel's friend had diabetes and died suddenly at home. the virus is in control here, he says. even the dealers afraid. they're imposing some rules like bars and restaurants can't have tables and chairs. it is part of living here that police could return any time. this rock is meant to block their vehicles. the last raid left at least seven people dead. now that is one part of brazil's ongoing problem with coronavirus. communiti

we fear the virus, not bolsonaro. the isolation was going well here, but now even the president himself in his own words is disregarding it. but we can't ease it. we've seen a lot of death. donald trump is sending 2 million pills of hydroxychloroquine to brazil. will you take any? i don't think hydroxychloroquine helps, he says. it's bs. everything that comes to brazil from abroad has already been contaminated. many tell us they've done more than the state. naya turns to mask making which means she can stay at the window. the dealers give her more for them than anyone else. daniel's friend had diabetes and died suddenly at home. the virus is in control here, he says. even the dealers are afraid. they're imposing some rules like bars and restaurants can't have tables and chairs. it is part of living here that police could return any time. this rock is meant to block their vehicles, the last nearby left at least seven people dead. doesn't look like much but curfew, we're told this is a massively reduced street presence

president bolsonaro stands up as of - --- great proponent this miracle cure.hat do you think of it? >> i d do not think it is s a miracle cure? when you are faced with a new toease, people want to jump a solution. the president did not support ththis drug for health reasons. it was for political reasons.. he is telling people to take the drug and go back to work. against the advice of thee specialists and doctors and has no scientific foundation. -- i had restricted its use to severe cases because we knew risks wereo vascular involved but the president wanted to allow people to take the e drug at home with no m mel photo op. i did not allow it, my successor did not allow it to, but the military people now in charge have allowed it. faced with this pandemic w we nd to respect science. we need to respect research timelines, discoveries, the mistakes and successes. >> in your v view, bolsonaro dos not respspect science? >> he chooses politics over science. national court in the hague started to look into a complaint against the brazilian president and his handlin

well, bolsonaro has gravely mishandled the crisis.l had much more time than other countries to prepare for the crisis. so in that sense he has pretty much followed the us approach, even though his strategy overall has been much more radical. he has changed his minister of health twice because both ministers refused to publicly endorse a medicine that... you know, without any real evidence of being effective in the fight against the coronavirus. so in that sense he is perhaps one of the most radical... or he has chosen the most radical sort of antiscience strategy one can imagine. and the reason behind it is quite simple. he knows that economic crisis is coming because of the pandemic, and he doesn't want to take the responsibility, so his decision is to work consistently against social distancing measures. he has consistently violated the rules of social distancing. he has met followers throughout the pandemic, and will certainly say in six or 12 months from now that the government governors and mayors who insisted on the social dista

presidentjair bolsonaro obey the rules or risk a fine.irus since the outset of the pandemic. he has attended rallies without wearing a face covering, holding children and chanting alongside his devoted supporters. but there have been counter rallies as well. a mass cry to impeach the president from people who feel they are in grave danger. translation: we are here in defence of democracy and are asking for jair bolsonaro to leave. this president who has taken the people's power as committing atrocities. he does not deserve to rule our country. in the last 2a hours brazil recorded almost 30,000 new cases of coronavirus. the total now goes beyond a million people and more than 52,000 people have died. but the president says he is not a miracle worker and has encouraged lockdown measures to ease to uphold the economy but now he has been told he is not above the law and must take the same measures as his people to slow the spread of this deadly disease. freya cole, bbc news. doctors say tens of thousands of patients who've had serious covid—1

bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the threat of the virus. the message at the end of this, two simple lines in portuguese. we deserve to exist. come.ll to >> hallelujah. family ate him to rest. angry -- anger over police brutality continues. av election in malawi -- a reelectionon in malawi. >> there has been some flood damage and wind damage on tasmania. that is why it is expanding towards newfoundland. nothing as vicious. that is where the action is at the moment. directions.ng things are quieting down in tasmania and victoria. the front is on its way through west. rather more active rain has rather broken its line. it is posted the coming back into china. the next significant main is on its way to the korean peninsula. orange meeting heavy. it has moved a little further south in the last 24 hours. it will carry on doing that. ♪ >> a reminder of the top stories. u.s. is facing a disturbing -- inin coronavirus is several states. they include arizona, where the president is addressing a political event. been ordered to wear a face mask and pu

polarized. -- presidentaro jair bolsonaro being applauded by some. he says the measures will harm the country's economy. one thing is now sure. brazil has around half a million confirmed cases and a severe lack of testing means the true number is likely much higher. as both sides clashed on sunday, defiant president bolsonaro flew over the presidential palace. he got on a horse to greet his supporters who are calling for the supreme court to be shut down. aside from the pandemic, bolsonaro is being plagued by a corruption probe brought on byby hihis former justice minister. the minister r in chaharge of te investigation has expressed concern n over the president's behavior, going so far as to compare it t to hitler's dissololution of the weieimar republic. anchor: brazil has received hydra clock seat -- hydroxychloroquine from the united states, but there are no large-scale studies that have found the drug safe or effective. the whitite house has announcedt is sending 1000 and leaders to brazil. the lockdown here in france will be relaxed further fro

before bolsonaro, military police try to reduce the amount of people killed. when he came to power,, alog with the current governor of rio de janeieiro, that changed. they tell the police to kill more, as if that will solve the crime problem. reporter: human rights groups also say that the pace of killing is astounding. u.s. police were killing people at the same rate as those killed in ri you would haveo, in the u.s. at least 36,000 deaths per year. reporter: people have also been protesting in other cities as well. they say racism is already part of brazil's reality, and president bolsonaro is making the situation even worse. i spend a lot of time in montreal. it really is, together with copenhagen and barcelona, one of my favourite places on the planet, a home away from home. but i still have a problem putting my finger on what makes this city so great. through the centuries, montreal has found itself at a global crossroads where nations, cultures and languages have met,

also want to do that is you mentioned even before well before this happened jair bolsonaro was elected- as president of brazil the world's fifth largest country in late twenty eighteen is somebody who has a long. said for years that he believed military dictatorship which ruled brazil all for twenty one years until nineteen eighty five with a superior form of government to democracy. looking for an ex use any excuse. because congress has been i impeding his agenda the media has been very opposisitional to haven'tt d dit impose dictatorial order. and he was part of the military that ruled the country for twenty one years after they toppled d democracy.. and wantso bring thahat about and see seeig the president of the most important or most powerful rich is the most powerful country in the world. send the military on to the streets is very alarming. foror those of us who lilive in countries where democracy and democratic institutions are much weaker but where we have presidents or political movements that are in power and not want to do the same thing. what i ha real is the threat of a k

ajudge in brazil has ordered presidentjair bolsonaro to wear a protective mask when out in public, orttling the risk posed by coronavirus, calling it a "a little cold" at the start of the pandemic, and has repeatedly ridiculed social distancing measures. he has attended several political rallies in brasilia without a mask. brazil is still regularly recording more than 1,000 deaths a day. dr paulo lotufo is professor of medicine at university of sao paulo, and director its center for clinical and epidemiological research. thank and epidemiological research. you for talking to us how thank you for talking to us. how has the wearing of a must become such an issue in brazil as it has in the united states? in brazil, the president is defying all efforts to contain the covid—19 epidemic. he has denied that it is a severe disorder. he stated that it is only a small flow. and the second moment the supporter has stated there are no courses into the conference and that it isa into the conference and that it is a lie. —— coffins. recently he has said that the hospitals are empty and there are no

a thing that we're seeing- in other places including- where you are- in brazil where president- bolsonaro clearly- there is only a certain extent to which you can power both situation- but what's your take on the- trumps- threatening with the military bolsonaro and his supporters. so playing this card. well anytime the government deploys the military onto its own streets against its own citizens it's a huge threatat to. individual libertyy to democratic values and to having a republic that operates according to the rule of law that is not what our military is flori military is not for. shooting at- and using force against one's own citizens on one's own territory it's used to fight against foreign powers were running your country so any even hint. at the- but as our the third you. or freedoms in coral so for trump to do that is something that's extremely alarming not just because of the potential that it has to bring in a kind of authoritarianism or even tierney to the ununited statetes into its largest cities b b also because of its ability to. give a signal to other leaders around the w

seats occupied ♪ katty: massive protests in brazil against president bolsonaro over his handling of theirus. the country ranks only behind americo with more than 690,000 cases. katy watson is in san palo and joins me now. also brazil being accused of hiding data and then releasing conflicting data. what is going on with the statistics? it does not sound like they are proud of the statistics they are fudging them. katy: iis not transparent. towards the end of last week, the statistics and daily bulletin that used to come out pretty regularly around 5:00 and 6:00 in thevening, started being pushed back. late lastto week, illy missed the evening bulletins. it got pushed ck until after that. disappeared completely and the site went down for maintenance, and the government said they were reevaluating and the figures were not representative of the reaty, according to bolsonaro. it has come up again, but only revealing the data -- daily cases. it has caused a huge amount of outrage in brazil. big groups have got together to try to counteract the la of transparency and the lack of the data. oth

bolsonaro has not been a leader through this epidemic in any way whatsoever.ve criticized the world health organizphion and have ized the importance of the transparent data. today, bolsonaro threatened to leave the rld health organization because it was partisan last week. the antagonistic relationship with the science is very much evident herin brazil. tty: and the numbers are rising. katy watson, thank you for joining us. one of the most controversial countries, apart from brazil when it mes to handling of covid, was oddly sweden. it never had a formal state-mandated lockdown. after cases rose, the country's top epidemiologist said that was probably not the best decision. but has not stopped international travelers from heading there. >> stockholm is finally stepping into the summertime, but it's not just locals making the most of it. they arrived from london in march, the day after the u.k. advised against all non-essential travel. >> it's like a normal life. i take it as an opportunity to see their culture and visit a new place. if you feel fit, strong and

the idea bolsonaro put forth, we need to save the economy.ople need to go back to normalcy, jobs. that h been the biggest problem. the lack of scice, lack of agreement with governors on returning to the economy, that has been complicating and worsening the situation anchor: president bolsonaro has many supporters. some believe he is right to prioritize the economy. dr. gomez: heas a lot of supporters, a lot of conservatives. he has a greateal of support. he has not been popular in general. he still has a large following they do agree with them that the time has come to open up the economy. anchor: given we are eecting figures to show brazil has the second-highest death toll in the world now what should he be doing to try and bring this under control? or is it perhaps too late? dr. gomez: the priority to workith the governors, encouraging people to stay home. brazil is entering a winter more people will be staying home, but the virus will be spreading more. it is critical he works with the governors, encouraging people to stay-at-home, wear ma

bolsonaro has, too.soon as trump passes, no matter the result -- if he loses, the united states will do it. if he wins -- united states won't do it. if he wins, the united states won't do it. >> to what extent is the lockdown being adhered to? very, verya controversial subject. the government has been insisting, and probably right, that less than 40% of the chilean population has been adhering to what is supposed to be a total lockdown here in the capital, santiago, the fourth most infected city in the world. they are asking for penalties to be increased to five years in prison, in fact, to anybody who violates the quarantine. but there are other voices saying that the reason you are seeing so many cars on the street, so many people walking around, is not just because people are irresponsible, but because they are coming home from work, and the reason they can do that is because the government appears to be turning a blind eye and allowing a lot of companies and businesses to keep operating because of ec

bolsonaro has a strong political crisis.terday his education miniature -- minister stepped back. so he is highly under pressure and this is a second challenge for president bolsonaro these days. >> thank you for that, and rio de janeiro. now to the south african city of cape town were officials brace for infections to peak at the end of june or the beginning of july. the city has been hard-hit with half of the country, 83,000 cases in the western cape. dw south african correspondent reports. >> the cape town international convention center is a field hospital with 1000 beds. cape town, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in soututh africa, is preparing for the worst. 5000 jobs for nurses and doctors have been advertised for cape town and the surrorounding area. virologists have increased testing. one third of those tested here have been infected with h the virus and therere are not enough testing kits availabable. >> one problem is clearly the international supply situatiti. that is somethingng we really noticed in the

flavio bolsonaro denies any wrongdoing.ant member of the united nations security council. it joins norway, ireland, india and mexico, serving a two—year term. canada lost out despite an expensive campaign. justin trudeau had invested heavily, including inviting diplomats to a celine dion concert in new york. there's been a major change in the uk government's approach to tracing people with coronavirus, using a smartphone app, after it failed to get up and running last month. ministers have now decided that the app, which has been trialled on the isle of wight, is now going to use technology provided by apple and google. but there's still no date for its full operation, as our health editor hugh pym reports. all eyes were on the isle of wight for the trial of a smartphone app. it was set to go live across england in may to help trace people who'd been in contact with those who'd tested positive for coronavirus. there was even an official publicity video. the nhs covid—19 app lets you know quickly if you've come into contact

how much support does president bolsonaro have?ould say that a core of this group of supporters would back him up despite anything or any decision he comes up despite anything or any decision he comes up to make. but the number of regulars, the individuals who are neutrals at the government basically issued by issue, they are more and more becoming pessimistic and moving into the rejection side of the government. he is losing support every month but at a slower rate. briefly, what are protesters in brazil in particular campaigning for? it varies a lot. you have those in favour of the government in which they are basically attacking some other brazilian politicians who are confrontational to the president or attacking the tv channels or specific newspapers and journalists. and also some institutions such as the congress or supreme court or any challenge they make against the president. 0thers challenge they make against the president. others are protesting against the president by trying to highlight some of this decision such as th

if you days ago bolsonaro was a little bit chastened. a mask, otherwise he would face a fine. none of this gladhanding and ignoring the rules. he admitted that he had the disease, one he first referred to as a small flu. but he is protected a bit, he does not have to face we election for another two years. the result is a country where it is the mayors and governors that will pick up the pieces and dead bodies for him. but spare a thought for a country like peru, locked down quickly, observed on the social measures but is still seeing a resurgence because this is where the fundamental problem lies, and that across latin america some 50% of the workforce is in the informal sector, whereas if you don't work you don't eat, where hunger is seen as the biggest problem and not the virus, it is the same thing in brazil. 70% of the economy is informal, which is why some have welcomed the president's emphasis on the economy. people don't want to lock down because it is suffocating but also because people have to go to work, and if you are a daily

but here, president jair bolsonaro's handling of coronavirus is also enraging protesters.acy. in the past week alone, 150,000 people have caught covid—19 and 7,000 have died. but that's information the government doesn't want people to know. it's wiped those figures from its website because it says they are manipulated. behind those numbers, though, are real people. patients and health workers on the front line, trying to control a virus that is still spreading. "it's like a snowball," helio says. "the cases keep rising, people get infected. "this never ends." karine is also on the front line, receiving death registers in sao paulo. half of the names in this book, she says, were covid—19 related deaths. and far more people than usual have died from respiratory problems, too. many people put that down to underreporting the real coronavirus figures. i'm feeling like a soldier in a war. i need to receive the information. i need to have good eyes and a smile, to make my public service. while i'm feeling that everybody‘s very, very worried about the disease. brazil only tests a

just what the virus needs. [ speaking foreign language ] >> jair bolsonaro recognized the pandemic's danger but began early prioritizing the economy over health concerns. [ speaking foreign language ] >> he sticks to his damaging message. even joins rallies protesting sound lockdowns advocated by

you look at the likes of bolsonaro and trump, extreme populists.lling good news, even if it is lies, and they are caught out by this. borisjohnson only really likes telling good news. he's found it difficult to struggle with bad news and warnings. i think it undermines populism when you have people who need helping and saving that is difficult and complicated, restructuring emergency services and health services, these things and details are social democratic. it is what the state wants to do. it is actual delivery on the ground, tactical policies. not just rousing rallies and speeches. that is a social democratic talent on the whole, but once the coronavirus goes away, i think we may see a resurgence of belief in government, not necessarily to the left but social democratic, christian democrats, people who believe in practical government. unless, i suppose, may be in some parts of the world... polly mentioned brazil there but one could also think of ecuador with their health services in terms of coping with covid—i9. countries that may look for a

president bolsonaro continues to say very little.such thing as normal here with so many people dying and the virus still spreading fast. on the streets, though, there's a feeling of trepidation. "public tra nsport‘s full, it's complicated," says this lady, who works as a cleaner. "i'm scared but i have to work, don't i?" doctors are concerned about a second wave before the first one is even over. jair bolsonaro isn't listening. it's cost him two health ministers, but how will historyjudge him? maybe the election, next election, it's time. after we go through covid—19, after we spent some time, some years, we'll look behind and see, well, maybe if we had done it this way or that way, it would be better. but there's no going back. brazil has joined the us as an exclusive member of a club nobody wants to be a part of. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo. french prosecutors have said they will charge four men from the country's chechen community following disturbances in the central city of dijon. over the past week, there've been severa

flavio bolsonaro denies any wrongdoing.rs in tunisia have held , calling for improvement in the health system in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. 0nly emergency services were operating in public hospitals across the country as part of the strike. simonjones reports. taking to the streets in tunisia. doctors and nurses who have been on the front line in the battle against coronavirus, now on strike. tunisia has suffered a relatively low level of infections, but these workers are demanding better working conditions and contract, as well as more resources and their hospitals. translation: during the covid—i9 crisis, there were only two or three professions that did not stop working and fulfilled their responsibilities for the country, but as usual, we were the first for battle but the last for recognition. despite the protests, hospitals have remained open to treat emergency patients but the strength of feeling is clear to see. protests too in bolivia where almost 700 people have died after contracting coronavirus. doctors

bolsonaro is referred to by some as the trump of the tropics.doing politics. the two men have much in common. not least the way they have handled the pandemic. the figures in the us are staggering, but brazil too is alarming. they are 110w but brazil too is alarming. they are now exclusive members of a club nobody wants to join. over the last year, 17—year—old greta thunberg, has become one the most famous climate campaigners in the world, but for the last three months she's been in lockdown at home in stockholm. but she believes there are important lessons to be learned from the coronavirus pandemic and the black lives matter protests that could help in the fight to tackle climate change. our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt has been speaking to her. this isn't the greta thunberg the world normally sees. a teenager doing a jigsaw in the quiet of her locked down flat. greta says she hopes coronavirus will change the way the world approaches the climate challenge. it shows that during a crisis, you act, and you act with necessary f

different social movements joined forces to protest against racism and against president jaire bolsonaro. in brasilia and sao paulo they held up signs by george floyd and many civilians killed by police. >>> i'm ben wedeman in roam's piazza del popolo where thousands come out to express their solidarity with the black lives matter movement in the united states. this is the largest demonstration i've seen in piazza del popolo in some time. earlier one of the persons making a speech listed all of the victims of police brutality in the united states and this is

brazilian president jair bolsonaro spoke with his russian counterpart on monday. he and vladimir putin say they discussed matters to slow the spread and impact of covid-19 as well as broader bilateral cooperation. brazil surpassed russia last month as the country with the second highest number of cases, behind the united states. brazil reported 20,000 new

bolsonaro is referred to by some as the trump of the tropics.doing politics. the two men have much in common, not least the way they have handled the pandemic. the figures in the us are staggering, but brazil too is alarming. they are now exclusive members of a club nobody wants to join. just want to view an update on braking is coming to us from reading, a town in southern england. people have been stabbed in reading. police are investigating. the latest we have is they are two people being treated at the royal berkshire hospital, local hospital which is very close to where the incident occurred. the foundation trust sank two casualties being treated there, so two casualties being treated there, so the latest we are hearing is this incident happened at forbury gardens, two air amulets is responding to the incident, andy leader in the area is urging people to stay away from the area, saying police are dealing with "a serious incident". i will try and bring you more on that in a few minutes' time here on bbc news. let's return to our top story no

president jair bolsonaro politicized from the start.little flu, with political rallies packed with thousands of people. the real threat he argued was to the economy. >> translator: are some people going to die die? yes, they're going to die. i'm sorry, i'm sorry, that's life, that's reality. >> reporter: and the president urged to back social distancing measures. bolsonaro fired him april 16th, more than 4,000 people would be dead by the end of the month. the president needs to understand that the people are enduring the most difficult moments in history. troyes of dead, families, unemployment. >> reporter: bolsonaro routinely dismisses concerns like that. >> translator: so what, i'm sorry, but what do you want me to do? >> reporter: experts say that bolsonaro's inaction played a significant role in the severity of this outbreak, along with an overmatched health care system and a lack of stringent quarantine measures. it was a perfect recipe for an exponential explosion. from reporting its first case, it took brazil 67 days to reach 100

translation: we are here in defence of democracy and asking for bolsonaro to leave.taken the people's power and is committing atrocities. he does not deserve to govern our country. in the last 24 hours, brazil recorded almost 40,000 new cases of coronavirus. the total now goes beyond a million people and sadly more than 52,000 have died. but the president says he is not a miracle worker and encouraged lockdown measures to easily uphold the economy. but now he has been told he not above the law and must take the same measures as his people to slow the spread of this deadly disease. joe robinson, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. businesses in england that have been told they can reopen early next month and are awaiting guidance to ensure they can welcome back customers and visitors safely. some scientists have cautioned that it's too early to cut the social distancing recommendation from two metres to one, in businesses such as restaurants, bars and cinemas, even with additional safety measures to mitigate the change. the peruvian government says that

presidentjair bolsonaro has played down the dangers of the pandemic, replaced medical experts in theilitary officials and argued against lockdowns to fight the virus. the world health organization says some intensive care units in brazil are at a critical stage. the situation in brazil is of concern. all 27 areas are affected. we've seen different rates of infection, there are clear hotspots and heavily populated areas. there are different impacts in different populations. we have seen the impact of the numbers. 0verall, populations. we have seen the impact of the numbers. overall, the health system is still coping in brazil. dr eduardo gomez is associate professor at the college of health, lehigh university in pennsylvania and has been following the brazilian figures closely: welcome to you, thank you very much for being with us. ijust read out a whole list of things that are happening in brazil, not least that their president is being obstructive, some would say, in trying to sort out the situation, but in your view, what has gone wrong there? basically, what's gone wrong there? ba

so the govovernor of rio de janeiro is a possible rival to bolsonaro in the next election.lot of political shenanigans going on. one governor, when first investigated, called this a political case against him. this is what we are seeing. both and have always said -- theymen have always said are innocent of the charges. bolsonaro says he will go all out to stamp out corruption around brazil in relation to states buying equipment to try to fight the covid-19 virus. but many people are leveling accusations against him, that he is removing potential political rivals under cover of these raids on their properties, on their government palaces. very complicated and serious situation in brazil. tell us about the rest of south america. found itself has at the epicenter of the pandemic recently. .aniel: it has the world health organization a few weeks ago was saying they thought latin america would come the epicenter. it does seem to be reaching that inge, with several countries the region reporting in the last 24 hours record numbers of daily .eaths, 192 reported in chile there has

bolsonaro has repeatedly downplayed the dangers, calling for lockdowns to be lifted to allow economicivity to resume. protesters are now mobilizing against the president's handling of the crisis. >> the digging began before sunrise. within hours, these activists had transformed brazil's copacababa beach intnto a shallw grgraveyard. a memorial to the country's 41,000 covid-19 victims and a call to action. this pandemic allowed all of our social injustices and the incompetence of the public authorities to emerge. so we are here to ask for a change in attitude from the president of the republic and the federal government as a whole. throughout the crisis, far-right president gyre bolsonaro has repeatedly flouted social distancing rules. at one point, joining an anti-lockdown rally. the group behind this protest say he has risked a celt and left the country mired in debt and division. tensions spelled out on the real seafront -- rio seafront with one man knocking down the installation. my son died from this virus at 25 years of age. this g guy is s clowning aroundh no sense of respect for

ieven as thenfection sort of the deat death toll climbed, jair bolsonaro carried on.'m no gravedigger," he quipped in april as he was taken to task. o"s what? i'm no miracle worker." luciano had hoped for miracles. his family has been torn apart by covid-19. his father passed awayn april. >> my father was always the pillar of the family, a person who helped others without wanting anything in return. he was a peacemaker. s death has been very painful, but i'm privileged to have a father like i did. katy: luciano is a musician and keen member of vfl in jellico church members--evangelical church inrazil, like many balls in our supporters. he does not in the blame--many paulson are of supporters. he does not pin the blame squarely on the president. >>ere i brazil it is no longer about public health. pit is aboitics. each person is defending their ow there is no unity to bring the pandemic to an end. katy: there is, however, unity in grief here, proof that is growing everythingf a. the president continues to reopen the economy and says little to ease the pain of those who

even so, president bolsonaro remains committed to reopen the brazilian economy.et's get the latest report from sao paulo. >> it was just a little cold, id brazil's president, when the crisis sed. even as the infection's sword the death toll climbed president bolsonaro carried on. i am no gravedigger, he quipped in april, as he was questionable numbers. a week later, he was taken to task again. so what, answered. the situation worsens, the president continues to focus on reopening the economy and says little to ease the pain of those who have lost loved ones. azil has had two more grim oi stones in a matter of days. more than one million cases and more than 50,000 people dead. not even these numbers are prompting the presideo change course. in thedle of a pandemic, many brazilians feel they are liking ldership, and the mbers keep going up and up. ros: elsewhere in latin america, inon peru, i increased by more than 3500 on sunday, the total has passed a quarter o a million. it has the highest rate of infection after brazil. chile and ecuador are strongly, and with

president jair bolsonaro has consistently downplayed the severity of the crisis.y brazilians fear the worst of the epidemic is yet to come. there are growing fears in several countries of a possible second wave of covid—19 infections. beijing has shut down six wholesale food markets after new cases were reported for a second day running. india, which opened up this week, has seen record daily increases in cases. britain's central bank has said that it is ready to take action to help the country's economy to recover after official figures showed that output shrank by a record 20% in april. the effect of the anti—virus lockdown is already far bigger than that of the 2008 global financial crisis.

president jair bolsonaro has consistently downplayed the severity of the crisis.s like sao paulo and rio dejaneiro have begun lifting restrictions, even though many brazilians fear the worst is yet to come. professor anthony pereira, who is director of the brazil institute at kings college london, says that the situation is very worrying for brazilians. it is very sad, because the numbers are still going up in brazil, even as lockdown is being eased in a lot of places, so we don't know where this is going to end. it even is possible that brazil could exceed the number of deaths in the united states byjuly or august, and it comes amid a political war of each against all between the branches and levels of government. we know about the fight between the governors and the president about how to deal with the pandemic. but yesterday a supreme court justice gave a preliminary decision, saying that the army couldn't be a moderating power. in other words, it could not act in defence of the president if there was a conflict between the powers. the president tweeted a respo

jair bolsonaro continues with his push to reopen the economy.air bolsonaro was at odds with the state governors who had imposed quarantine measures but it feels like a pressure is filtering down. here in sao paulo, in rio as well, they are starting to reopen, trying to get back to some sort of normality. but as you mentioned, this concern that it is going towards the interior of the country, inland, and there is less pressure on the cities, but in the smaller towns and cities of brazil, there is still a big concern about the spread of the virus there. and what about the spread of the virus throughout the continent, i suppose? the world health organization saying this isn't defeated until it is defeated in every country, and that is the real worry. absolutely, i mean, brazil is not alone in this. we have seen a big spike in chile, in peru, and peru was a country that had a very early lockdown, very tough lockdown, the president was seen as taking, you know, tough measures, doing very well in it. but it has seen a spike in the numbers. argentina a

mrb bolsonaro had said he tested negative twice but fought a court battle to stop the release of theising questions over whether he may have been infected or not. has been criticised for his handling of the pandemic, so any more details on that, we will give them to you. it's been a month since the death of george floyd in police custody in minneapolis. his death has sparked a wave of global protests calling for police reform and an end to institutional racism — including the destruction of historic statues connected to slavery. so much has changed since the fateful encounter that left george floyd gasping for breath. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. in this month of ceaseless protest, a new generation has been fighting an age old american struggle, here converging on the steps of the lincoln memorial, the sacred spot where martin luther king delivered his most celebrated speech. black people do not have freedom, justice or equality... but his dream of racial equality has continually been deferred and the wounds of slavery and segregation have never truly healed.