"It's better to respect science than to fry the Minister of Health," says Maia about Bolsonaro.
The Speaker of the House, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), accused Jair Bolsonaro of using a parallel structure to attack adversaries and critics of his government, and said that the former captain should know that it is better to "respect science than to undermine the Minister of Health."
247 - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), accused Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday (7) of using a parallel structure to attack adversaries and critics of his government and that the former captain should know that it is better to “respect science than to fry the Minister of Health”. Maia’s statement came after the crisis that almost resulted in the dismissal of Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta on Monday (6).
Maia said, in a videoconference held by Necton Investimentos, that he told Bolsonaro's own advisors that he would not fire Mandetta because he was "popular" in the fight against the coronavirus. "I said: 'Don't worry. I've known him for a year and he's not going to fire a popular minister,'" he said. "He's going to organize his relationship, he's going to build a discourse with Mandetta, he's going to keep Mandetta, I have no doubt about that," he added.
"The president works with popularity, it's a shame that..." social network popularity"That's how it is in his relationship with [Justice Minister Sérgio] Moro, and it's been the same now in his relationship with Mandetta," Maia added. According to the congressman, Bolsonaro always "uses this parallel structure to try to disqualify whoever he considers, let's say, his enemy, who could be his adversary."