UPDATE: A new tweet by AFP news agency disputes local media reports that Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. Bolsonaro has claimed he has tested negative.
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#BREAKING Brazil President #Bolsonaro says has tested negative for #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/dLw2lRWdci
— AFP news agency (@AFP) March 13, 2020
It was revealed Friday by local media that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19.
Major Rio de Janeiro newspaper reporting that president Jair Bolsonaro’s first test has come back positive for coronavirus https://t.co/f7yTVDtwDG
— Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsin) March 13, 2020
Bolsonaro met and dined with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night. His press secretary, Fabio Wajngarten, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday.
Bolsonaro, Wajngarten and Trump were all in attendance at the Saturday night event at Mar-a-Lago.