Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro again tested positive for the novel coronavirus, said the president's office on Wednesday.

After months of advertising  an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for Covid-19, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others to do the same.

Major social media companies are taking aim at Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's dismissal of social distancing, joining others in the country who have lined up against his controversial stance regarding the new coronavirus.

Even as coronavirus cases mount in Latin America's largest nation, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has staked out the most deliberately dismissive position of any major world leader, calling the pandemic a momentary, minor problem and saying strong measures to contain it are unnecessary.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday the U.S. airstrike in the Middle East is bound to push up Brazil's fuel prices.