BRASILIA, Aug 4 — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s chief of staff, Army General Walter Souza Braga Netto, has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said yesterday, becoming the seventh Brazilian minister to have contracted the disease. Braga Netto is doing well and has no symptoms, the...
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is greeted by supporters, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Bage, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, July 31, 2020. — Alan Santos/Brazilian Presidency handout pic via Reuters
Braga Netto is doing well and has no symptoms, the office said in a statement. He will remain in isolation until a new examination and medical evaluation is carried out, and will continue to work remotely.
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