The Agricultural Parliamentary Front, made up of almost 300 congressmen, stated this Thursday that it “wants to maintain bilateral relations between Brazil and China at the highest level”, after a post by deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro on Twitter the day before generated a strong reaction from the embassy. Chinese.
On social media, President Jair Bolsonaro's son compared the virus epidemic to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union, and stated that “China is to blame” for the spread of the disease, which began in the eastern country, also accusing the Chinese people of having hidden information about the problem.
The official profile of the Chinese Embassy on Twitter responded and published that the deputy's words were “extremely irresponsible”, adding that such a stance “is infecting the friendships between our people”.
“Isolated statements do not represent the feeling of the nation or any sector”, stated the Agricultural Front, in a note signed by its president, deputy Alceu Moreira (MDB-RS).
“China has been a long-standing partner of Brazil with whom we have an excellent commercial and friendly relationship. Here is also our deepest desire for unity to fight the new coronavirus together, without further harm to human life and global international relations”, he added, in a note.
Source: agrolink
