Moment Brazilian president who once described COVID-19 as a 'little flu' is called a 'murderer' and jeered at as he ate a hotdog outside his secretary general's home
by Adry Torres For Dailymail.com- Brazil President Jail Bolsonaro did not wear a face mask when he posed for a photo with a young girl Saturday night near a hot dog stand in Brasilia
- The far-right leader was called 'murderer' while he ate a hot dog and drank at Coke with his government secretary Luiz Eduardo Ramos
- On Sunday, he greeted supporters in Brasilia who were protesting some of the preventive measures that are still in place
- The COVID-19 pandemic, which he once labeled a just a 'little flu,' has left 22,666 people dead and produced 363,211 confirmed cases in Brazil
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, an outspoken skeptic of coronavirus even as his country becomes the second-worst hit after the US, was jeered at as he tried to eat a hot dog and posed for a photograph with a young girl despite not wearing a face mask.
The incident took place Saturday night when Bolsonaro and Government Secretary Luiz Eduardo Ramos left the president's residence, Palácio da Alvorada, and walked up at food truck in Brasilia.
Area residents disapproved of the far-right leaders presence by banging on pots and called him 'murderer,' 'trash' while a bystander shouted, 'go back to work, you bum,' according to local media reports.
After munching down on the hot dog, known in Brazil as 'cachorro quente,' Bolsonaro washed it down with a can of Coke before he obliged a woman's request for a picture with a girl, who had her mouth and nose covered with a mask.
During the photo opportunity, Bolsonaro kept the face mask resting under his chin while it was tied around his ears and bid farewell to the child by giving her a fist pump.
Following the tense moment, Bolsonaro headed over to Ramos' home.
In a tweet, Ramos called the meeting a 'joy and privilege.'
Bolsonaro has been dismissive of social distancing measures and quarantine orders imposed by Brazilian state governors in a continuing effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
On Sunday, he greeted supporters in Brasilia who were protesting some of the preventive measures that are still in place in Brazil due to the global epidemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which he once labeled a just a 'little flu,' has left 22,666 people dead and produced 363,211 confirmed cases in Brazil - the second-highest rate behind the United States.
The outbreak also drove President Donald Trump to ban entry to foreigners from the Brazil.
The Brazilian leader's public appearance came after the Supreme Court released an expletive-filled video on Friday that shows Bolsonaro attacking at his enemies.
Brazilian media counted 31 presidential swear words during the two-hour April 22 cabinet meeting, in which Bolsonaro called two governors who imposed lockdowns a 'piece of s**t' and a 'pile of manure' respectively.
One pundit raged at Bolsonaro for 'never mentioning the pandemic as a problem that concerns him' in a two-hour meeting littered with obscenities.
Footage of the meeting was released by the country's supreme court as part of a probe into Bolsonaro, who is accused of interfering in the federal police.
Bolsonaro is heard saying that he would not 'wait for my family or my friends to get screwed' by his inability to fire officials - but he denies wrongdoing and claims he was referring to personal security staff.
In the video, Bolsonaro rails against the federal police for failing to give him information and says, 'I'm not going to wait for them to screw my family and friends.'
Police are reportedly investigating multiple cases involving Bolsonaro and his inner circle, his son Carlos, a Rio de Janeiro city councillor.
Bolsonaro denies trying to stifle investigations, and said the video proved the accusations against him were a 'farce.'