Without a mask in the crowd: Brazil's President Bolsonaro lets supporters celebrate - a fine follows

Brazil suffers badly from Corona - and the president takes a bath in the crowd without a mask or distance.

Incredible scenes took place in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro - A president takes a bath in the crowd - and that during Corona.

The Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro disregarded the health regulations of Rio de Janeiro and allowed himself to be celebrated by numerous people without a mask.

The right-wing head of state took part in a motorcycle tour through the metropolis on Sunday without mouth and nose protection and gave a speech in front of his supporters.

As the news portal

reported, he violated local regulations in the fight against the corona pandemic.

Some demonstrators displayed banners criticizing the judiciary and calling for a military coup.

Fine for Bolsonaro - he provoked a crowd

It was only on Friday that the government of the state of Maranhão fined Bolsonaro for provoking a crowd of his supporters in the village of Açailândia and for not wearing a mask, contrary to the law. The President played down the corona virus from the start and, with reference to the economic consequences since the beginning of the pandemic, has resisted tough measures to contain the pandemic.

So far, more than 16 million people in the largest country in Latin America have been proven to be infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus, and almost 450,000 people have died in connection with Covid-19. Most recently, scientists had also identified a new variant of the corona virus. This makes Brazil a focal point in the corona pandemic - Bolsonaro reacted again and again with a shrug. (