Brazil has unfortunately become one of the new epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world. A recent editorial in The Lancet describes how Brazil is the country with the highest rate of transmission (R0 of 2·81), based on data compiled by a study conducted at Imperial College London.

The title of the editorial ("So what?") summarises the biggest problem the country faces in dealing with this disease, and that is the response (or lack thereof) of its president, Jair Bolsonaro. His disdain for the vast proportion of the population suffering from this disease is outrageous, but not surprising.

Boa sorte, Brasil, você vai precisar!