“The press Secretary of the President of the Republic, General Otávio Santana do REGO Barros confirmed positive test result COVID-19. He got tested on Monday, the fourth of may. Confirmation was received yesterday. General REGO Barros, is located at the place of residence, carrying out all the recommendations. To date, he has not identified the symptoms that would cause concern,” reads the official statement of the presidential administration.
In early March, Air of Bolsonaro with a working visit in the United States. Upon returning from the United States at least 23 members of the delegation accompanying the head of state in a train, in a short time were identified COVID-19. Among them, the head of the Cabinet of Institutional security, General Augusto Elena, the Minister of mines and energy of the Admiral Bento Albuquerque and Secretary for public relations Fabio Weingarten.
the President Himself has repeatedly stated that escaped infection by new type of coronavirus. However, under various excuses he refuses to make public the results of his testing.
the Newspaper O Estado de São Paulo appealed to the regional Federal court of Sao Paulo to oblige the Brazilian government to publish the results of the testing of the President in accordance with applicable law. The court upheld the demand of the journalists and ordered Federal authorities to disclose the results of tests for COVID-19 to the seventh of may.
According to the Ministry of health of Brazil, for the last day from a new type of coronavirus in the country has killed 615 people, a record for Brazil the figure. At 10.5 thousand people test COVID-19 gave a positive result. A total of coronavirus in the country has infected more than 125 thousand people. Victims of the disease became 8.5 thousand Brazilians.
