Thread by @MintPressNews

Special Report:
"...Rio de Janeiro’s criminal gangs showed themselves to be more responsible and committed to public safety than the government, imposing their own curfew to stop the spread of #COVID19.
by @AlanRMacLeod
mintpressnews.com/latin-americas…

"Despite testing positive for the virus... Bolsonaro held a rally outside the presidential palace where he shook hands with supporters, posed for photographs with them and called for the closure of the Supreme Court and Congress..."
by @AlanRMacLeod
mintpressnews.com/jair-bolsonaro…

"Now, #Bolsonaro himself has tested positive for #COVID19. But he still refuses to wear a #mask all the time, saying they are only for “fairies” or “faggots,” depending on the translation."

https://twitter.com/UrbanNathalia/status/1280543422315724804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1280543422315724804%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mintpressnews.com%2Flatin-americas-neoliberal-making-covid-19-pandemic-worse%2F269337%2F

#Brazil #COVID #Corona #coronavirus #Covid_19

In #Ecuador, "authorities were collecting over 100 dead bodies a day from #Guayaquil city alone, the epicenter of the pandemic tormenting his country.
by @AlanRMacLeod
mintpressnews.com/ecuador-unable… #LenínMoreno #COVID19 #coronavirus #Corona #COVID #coronavirus

"...Jeanine Añez came to power in Bolivia in November in a #military #coup... She wasted no time in mass #privatization of the country’s state-owned resources, leading #hospitals across the countries to close. "

https://twitter.com/MintPressNews/status/1214973770940727296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1214973770940727296%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mintpressnews.com%2Flatin-americas-neoliberal-making-covid-19-pandemic-worse%2F269337%2F

#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVID #Covid_19

In #Columbia: "Many of those demonstrations — clearly newsworthy due to their enormous size, composition, and motives — were and continue to be ignored by prominent English language news outlets, essentially creating a media blackout..."
by @AlanRMacLeod
mintpressnews.com/media-silent-m…