Coronavirus: Turbulence in relationship with China; most are in favor of social distancing

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 06 Apr 2020 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

There was added tension in the Brazil-China relationship today (06) after the Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub, used Twitter to post insinuations that China could purposefully benefit from the global crisis caused by the coronavirus. According to the minister, China’s goal is to “take over the world”. Weintraub subsequently deleted the post.

However, the Chinese embassy in Brazil released a statement on Twitter criticizing the Minister of Education’s post. The Chinese ambassador to Brazil, Wanming Yang, demanded an official position from the Brazilian government on Abraham Weintraub's tweet.

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