Brazil has ‘best environmental legislation’, Jair Bolsonaro tells UN
The Brazilian president has also blamed the media for ‘politicising’ the Covid-19 pandemic and causing panic among Brazilians
22 September 2020 - 17:09
Brasilia — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro rejected international criticism of his government's environmental policies in a pre-recorded speech to a remote session opening the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Bolsonaro also defended his handling of the world's second-most deadly coronavirus outbreak after the US. The far-right leader, who has repeatedly downplayed the gravity of the virus, lamented the deaths that have passed 137,200...
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