How Brazil’s President turned the country into a global epicenter of COVID-19

In this manuscript, we point out that the federal government headed by President Bolsonaro has pursued a political agenda that contributed to the spread of COVID-19, transforming the country into a major repository for SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, thus representing a risk for worldwide containment e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of public health policy 2021-09, Vol.42 (3), p.439-451
Hauptverfasser: Ferrante, Lucas, Duczmal, Luiz, Steinmetz, Wilhelm Alexander, Almeida, Alexandre Celestino Leite, Leão, Jeremias, Vassão, Ruth Camargo, Tupinambás, Unaí, Fearnside, Philip Martin
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Zusammenfassung:In this manuscript, we point out that the federal government headed by President Bolsonaro has pursued a political agenda that contributed to the spread of COVID-19, transforming the country into a major repository for SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, thus representing a risk for worldwide containment efforts. Furthermore his actions are also weakening democratic institutions, which could counter his political agenda, effectively facilitating the spread of COVID-19. Thus, the perpetuation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil is due to human behaviour factors, especially high-level public decision makers.
ISSN:0197-5897
1745-655X
1745-655X
DOI:10.1057/s41271-021-00302-0