MAJOR UPDATE: President Bolsonaro’s son went on Fox News today and disputed the reporting saying that his father tested negative for the virus:
Son of Brazilian President @jairbolsonaro, @BolsonaroSP disputes reports that his father tested positive for Coronavirus:
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) March 13, 2020
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro has now tested positive for the coronavirus according to breaking press reports:
URGENTE
O semblante pálido e abatido, com olhos um pouco marejados em sua live na última quinta-feira. O Presidente foi testado como positivo para o coronavírus.#ODia https://t.co/2dyE5w6njA— Jornal O Dia (@jornalodia) March 13, 2020
A reasonably reliable Brazilian newspaper is reporting, based on sources with first-hand knowledge inside the presidential palace, that Bolsonaro’s first test was positive for COVID-19. A second more reliable test was performed; results available today: https://t.co/mvLWYuvGsE
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 13, 2020
As you can see in this video, Trump and several others most certainly shook hands with Bolsonaro:
Video he shared from Mar-a-Lago shows Bolsonaro, who Brazil media reports has since tested positive for the coronavirus, shaking hands with
✅@VP Pence
✅@IvankaTrump
✅Tucker Carlsonvia @1100penn https://t.co/fVNpPD4n5v pic.twitter.com/YbxGsnxBgb
— Zach Everson (@Z_Everson) March 13, 2020
And also days after meeting President Trump (in Mar a Lago on Saturday) pic.twitter.com/eLrgfGrNDK
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) March 13, 2020
We don’t know when Bolsonaro actually got the coronavirus. I also don’t know how fast it takes the coronavirus to show up on testing, but I do think at this point there’s ample reason for the entire White House to be tested for the coronavirus.