RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, May 27, President Jair Bolsonaro asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to bar restrictions imposed by the governors of Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco and Paraná to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in those states.
Bolsonaro has been a harsh critic of these state and municipal initiatives, universally known as among the most efficient measures to contain the pandemic.
He calls these determinations a lockdown, although he is technically incorrect.
Bolsonaro's prior attempt to bar restrictions at the STF failed. The lawsuit was not endorsed by the then Federal Solicitor General (AGU . . .
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