A federal judge has ruled that Bolsonaro is not above the law and has instructed him to wear a protective mask or to pay a daily fine.

• Brazilian President Javier Bolesnaro // Photo: AP

A federal judge in Brazil on Wednesday ruled that state president Javier Bolsonaro should wear a mask while walking in public or face a $ 2,000 fine (about $ 340) daily.

The judge made the decision after a number of organizations in the capital of the Brazilian province appealed the complaint about the president's conduct, which has often been seen among his supporters who is without a protective mask, despite the plague that continues to spread in the country.

"The President of the Republic should take all measures at his disposal to avoid the spread of covid-19, in order to protect his own life and those around him," Judge Renato Colho Borelli stated in a memo published by a leading media outlet in Sao Palo.

The judge addressed the president and wrote: "You must fix your ways. The President's oath requires him to protect and safeguard his people. Going out without any kind of protection is disrespectful, at best ... no one is above the laws of the Republic and above the law." The president has not yet issued a formal response to the ruling.

Brazil has 1,339 deaths from the Corona virus today, one of the highest data recorded in the country to date. The death toll from the country is 52,744 people and more than one million and one hundred thousand are infected. Over the past day, more than 40,000 people have been infected with the virus.

Since the country's rapid outbreak of virus, criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro has been criticized mainly for his decision-making in dealing with the Corona and the fear that the country is facing an economic collapse after years of growth.

In recent months, Bolsnaro has shunned social remoteness and claimed that this could kill employment in the country and is more dangerous than the virus. At the same time, he promoted the use of two anti-malarial drugs as a corona treatment, although it has not yet been proven whether they really help.

Last night, the Brazilian president said the military was serving the will of the people and its mission is to protect democracy, a statement that has sparked the debate in recent days about the role of the forces in the face of increasing civilian fear. At the same time as Bolsonaro said, demonstrations continued throughout the state, symbolizing one of the most difficult civilian polarizations experienced by the Latin state.