Mourão disavows Eduardo Bolsonaro and says he does not speak for the Brazilian government.
The vice president criticized the diplomatic crisis with Brazil's largest trading partner. "That's not the government's opinion. Does he hold any position in the government?" Mourão said. "He doesn't represent the government."
247 - Vice President Hamilton Mourão criticized on Thursday, March 19, the statement by Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro (PSL-SP), who accused China of being responsible for the coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging the planet, generating a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
"That's not the government's opinion. Does he hold any position in the government?" he said. Folha de S. Paul"Eduardo Bolsonaro is a congressman. If his last name were Eduardo Bananinha, it wouldn't be a problem at all. It's only because of his last name. He doesn't represent the government," added the vice president.
The Chinese Embassy in Brazil protested this Wednesday, the 18th, against Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro. "@BolsonaroSP Your words are extremely irresponsible and sound familiar to us. They are nothing more than an imitation of your dear friends. Upon returning from Miami, you unfortunately contracted a mental virus that is infecting the friendship between our peoples," reacted the Chinese Embassy's Twitter profile (read more at [link]). Brazil 247).