Bolsonaro: “I don’t know who the president of Cuba is at the moment”

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, acknowledged on Thursday that he does not know “who is currently the president of Cuba”, referring to Miguel Díaz-Canel, whom he also referred to as ‘dictator’, despite not knowing his name.

“I don’t know who the president of Cuba is right now, the dictator of Cuba, I don’t know who he is,” The president confessed in his traditional weekly broadcast on social networks, in which the Ministers of Science and Technology, Marcos Pontes, also participated; and Infrastructure, Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas.

The president, a declared anti-communist, made the mistake of naming some progressive leaders in the region, such as Dilma Rousseff (Brazil), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (Argentina), Evo Morales (Bolivia) and Nicolás Maduro (Venezuela), who included in the same group in derogatory fashion.

It was then that The Brazilian leader criticized the press for treating Joao Baptista Figueiredo, the last of the military rulers during the dictatorship that ruled Brazil between 1964 and 1985, “as a dictator,” and the late Fidel Castro, “as president” of Cuba.

Since he took power on January 1, 2019, Bolsonaro has been committed to the “fight against communism” and has repeatedly referred to the regimes of Cuba and Venezuela as “dictatorships”.

The president affirmed that Ernesto “Che” Guevara, symbol of the Cuban revolution, “inspires only the marginalized, drug addicts and the scum of the left”, the same October 9 which was the anniversary of the death of the Argentine guerrillas.

Bolsonaro, gave a message at the Mercosur summit on the day Argentina takes over the presidency for the next six months. “We will be pragmatic to overcome our differences”, Emphasized the president in his speech.

He then argued that the block “is at a critical time to achieve sustainable economic growthAnd it turned out willing to cooperate to achieve common goals.

“We have allowed every country to take the economic measures necessary to address the consequences of the pandemic,” he analyzed. impact of coronavirus.

In a conciliatory tone, the Brazilian head of state confirmed that she “set aside discussions“And you have”collaborate”.

Later he emphasized that “democracy is the essence of Mercosur. We must act proactively in favor of freedoms in our region ”, he emphasized.

“We want greater regional integration. We are committed to modernization”, He stressed before deciding.

Meanwhile, Bolsonaro bought the coronavirus with the rain on Tuesday, “it will fall for everyone”, and assured that he will not be vaccinated against Covid-19.

“As a citizen it’s one thing and as a president it’s another, but since I’ve never been in hiding, I say it: I won’t take the vaccine. If anyone believes my life is in danger, that’s my problem and period “, It is solved.

“From the beginning I have always said that this virus is like rain, it will fall on everyone. And another thing, whoever takes the vaccine will have to take it again in two, three, four years, or they’ll get reinfected. “, added.

“You have to respect those who don’t want to take it. It can’t be mandatory “, Bolsonaro has insisted during a conversation with the Brazilian television network Band TV.

Although the Brazilian president has assured not to be against the vaccine, he has again taken the opportunity to dispel doubts about its suitability to submit to it, as they are in the agreements of the pharmaceutical companies themselves “They are not responsible for any side effects.”

(With information from EFE)

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