When asked by journalists about the fact that Brazil had surpassed China in the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus, President Jair Bolsonaro (no party affiliation) was arrogant: “So what? I'm sorry, what do you want me to do? I'm the Messiah, but I don't perform miracles.”
Civilized society was left in a state of perplexity with the statement made by the head of state, who should have shown minimal solidarity, however, Bolsonaro continued to be what he always was: a man who is not afraid to say what he thinks.
The big problem with this stance is not just that he says what he thinks, but because he says what he thinks, given that he holds a very important position. But anyone who follows the president knows that this way of speaking is old; he didn't change out of nowhere.
“So what? I’m sorry, what do you want me to do? I’m the Messiah, but I don’t perform miracles.
The “so what” statement came in as one of the most viral terms from the internet in recent months. Many opponents of his government now use the term “so what” to refer to any action that might go wrong in his government.
Today's deaths, initially, were of people infected two weeks ago. That's what I'm telling you. Unfortunately, the virus will affect 701,000 people. That's the reality. No one denied that there would be deaths," he said.
The Estado de Minas listed some occasions in which the head of the Executive used his middle name — his name is Jair Messias Bolsonaro — to say he is not a miracle worker. BBC Brasil, in turn, listed other situations in which Bolsonaro used the “So what?” to address controversial issues.
On Tuesday, when commenting on the deaths from COVID-19 recorded on Brazilian soil, the president insinuated that there was nothing he could do about the increase in the number of casualties.
Source: Sao Paulo Newspaper