Bolsonaro says he will call for "a day of fasting and prayer"
In an interview, Jair Bolsonaro said that "God is with us. And we are going to set aside a day of fasting to rid ourselves of all this evil."
247 - Amid a campaign against isolation as a measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Jair Bolsonaro said in an interview with Jovem Pan radio that he will call for a day of fasting and prayer.
"President Bolsonaro has just announced that he will call the people to a day of fasting and prayer for Brazil," wrote Minister Damares Alves, of Women, Family and Human Rights, on her social media page.
Bolsonaro said, "God is with us. And we're going to set aside a day of fasting to rid ourselves of all this evil."
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