Brasilia: A Brazilian court ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to release the results of his coronavirus tests within two days, media reports said on Friday.
According to the G1 broadcaster, federal judge Ana Lucia Petri Betto requested "results of all tests that the president has undergone".
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The results have to be provided within 48 hours, with each day beyond the deadline punishable with a fine of 5,000 reais ($911).
The ruling reportedly came in response to a petition published in the Sao Paulo official bulletin.
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In March, Bolsonaro had travelled to the US with a delegation of which 20 members later tested positive for COVID-19. The Brazilian president himself underwent several tests, but has consistently rejected testing positive.
Should the court order reveal that he, in fact, was infected and concealed it, the president, who so far felt free to breach social distancing and actively communicated with people on public, can be held liable to the point of impeachment.
More than 85,000 cases of coronavirus infections and over 6,000 deaths have been confirmed in Brazil.
ANI
