Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he hides in his bathroom and cries when he is faced with making difficult decision as his popularity plunges to an all-time low over his handling of the Covid pandemic.
The far-right leader made the claim in front of his evangelical supporters at the Comunidade das Nações church last Thursday in Brasilia, the South American's nation's capital.
'Increasingly, we know what to do. Where to direct our forces. How often do I cry alone in the bathroom at home,' Bolsonaro said. 'My wife (Michelle Bolsonaro) has never seen it. She thinks I'm the macho man. I think she's right so far.'
'What makes me act this way? I'm no longer a congressman. With all due respect to the congressman, if he misses a vote, it may not influence anything. A vote in 513,' he added. 'But my decision badly made, many people suffer. It changes the stock market, the dollar, the price of fuel.'
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (pictured on October 7) appeared before evangelical supporters last Thursday and confessed to hiding away from his with at home in the bathroom and crying whenever he has to make a tough decision. 'Now it's not like when I was a congressman (...) If I make a bad decision, many people will suffer,' he said
A protester participating at a demonstration to honor the lives of more than 600,000 people who have died of COVID-19 in Brazil holds a sign which reads, 'The pandemic has not ended.' The hashtag translates into 'out with President Jair Bolsonaro and Vice President Hamilton Mourão
Bolsonaro, who in the past has not said whether he will seek reelection in 2022, is facing one of the most delicate moments of his mandate, which began in January 2019.
His government's approval fell to 22%, the lowest since he took office, during the COVID-19 pandemic that as of Monday had killed 603,282 people, skyrocketing
