<p>Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he did not want to be "bored" with questions about the milestone of 600,000 Covid-19 deaths that Latin America's biggest country passed a few days ago.</p>.<p>Bolsonaro's poll numbers have fallen due to his handling of the pandemic, rising inflation and a weak economy. Brazil has the world's second highest Covid-19 death toll after the United States, and Bolsonaro has long sought to minimize the impact of the virus, touting unproven cures and railing against lockdowns.</p>.<p>On Monday, Bolsonaro was surrounded by supporters at the beach in Guaruja, in Sao Paulo state, when a journalist asked him about the country's death toll.</p>.<p>"In which country did people not die? Tell me!" he responded. "Look, I didn't come here to be bored."</p>.<p>Currently, 601,011 people have died from Covid-19 in Brazil, with over 21.5 million cases total.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he did not want to be "bored" with questions about the milestone of 600,000 Covid-19 deaths that Latin America's biggest country passed a few days ago.</p>.<p>Bolsonaro's poll numbers have fallen due to his handling of the pandemic, rising inflation and a weak economy. Brazil has the world's second highest Covid-19 death toll after the United States, and Bolsonaro has long sought to minimize the impact of the virus, touting unproven cures and railing against lockdowns.</p>.<p>On Monday, Bolsonaro was surrounded by supporters at the beach in Guaruja, in Sao Paulo state, when a journalist asked him about the country's death toll.</p>.<p>"In which country did people not die? Tell me!" he responded. "Look, I didn't come here to be bored."</p>.<p>Currently, 601,011 people have died from Covid-19 in Brazil, with over 21.5 million cases total.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>