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March 11, 2021

Ex-Brazilian President Lula Attacks Bolsonaro's Pandemic Response: "This Country Has No Government"
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has made his first
public appearance since a judge annulled all convictions against him on
Monday, clearing his path to challenge far-right incumbent Jair
Bolsonaro for the presidency in 2022. In a major speech Wednesday, Lula
blasted Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: "Many of the COVID deaths could have been
avoided, if there were a government who did their job. … This country is
disorganized and falling apart because it has no government. I will
repeat: This country has no government."

More than 270,000 Brazilians have died of COVID-19 over the past year -
the second-highest figure in the world, behind the United States.


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