COVID-19 macabre nightmare in Brazil: between denials and ravings

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Autor(a) principal: Campos, Gastão Wagner de Sousa
Data de Publicação: 2020
Tipo de documento: preprint
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: SciELO Preprints
Texto Completo: https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/636
Resumo: The text discusses the difficulties to face COVID-19 raised by the speech and the actions defended by the federal government. In contrast to the governments of countries that have achieved effective results in controlling the pandemic, representatives of the Brazilian government, among which the President of the Republic stands out, are continually disqualify publicly both risks and the adoption of scientifically based prevention measures, in particular social isolation, defending, in its place, the so-called ‘herd immunity’. The reiterated argument is that there is an opposition between the preservation of the economy and life, the former being a priority. Such manifestations are accompanied by constraints on state and municipal governments in carrying out locally defined preventive measures. This attitude expresses contempt for human life and an acute disregard for the socially most vulnerable population, which, in countries with chronic inequalities, such as Brazil, suffer the most serious effects of an epidemic.
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spelling COVID-19 macabre nightmare in Brazil: between denials and ravingsLa pesadilla macabra de Covid-19 en Brasil: entre negaciones y desvaríosO pesadelo macabro da Covid-19 no Brasil: entre negacionismos e desvariosdireito à saúdepolítica de saúdeCovid-19right to healthhealth politicsCOVID-19derecho a la saludpolítica de saludCovid-19The text discusses the difficulties to face COVID-19 raised by the speech and the actions defended by the federal government. In contrast to the governments of countries that have achieved effective results in controlling the pandemic, representatives of the Brazilian government, among which the President of the Republic stands out, are continually disqualify publicly both risks and the adoption of scientifically based prevention measures, in particular social isolation, defending, in its place, the so-called ‘herd immunity’. The reiterated argument is that there is an opposition between the preservation of the economy and life, the former being a priority. Such manifestations are accompanied by constraints on state and municipal governments in carrying out locally defined preventive measures. This attitude expresses contempt for human life and an acute disregard for the socially most vulnerable population, which, in countries with chronic inequalities, such as Brazil, suffer the most serious effects of an epidemic.El texto discute las dificultades para enfrentar el Covid-19 ocasionadas por el discurso y las acciones defendidas por el gobierno federal. A diferencia de los gobiernos de los países que han logrado resultados efectivos en el control de la pandemia, los representantes del gobierno brasileño, entre los que se destaca el Presidente de la República, continuamente hace declaraciones públicas en las que descalifica tanto los riesgos como la adopción de medidas de prevención con base científica, especialmente el aislamiento social, defendiendo, en su lugar, la llamada ‘inmunidad colectiva’. El argumento reiterado es que existe una oposición entre la preservación de la economía y la vida, siendo la primera opción una prioridad. Dichas manifestaciones son acompañadas de limitaciones para que los gobiernos estatales y municipales puedan llevar a cabo acciones de prevención definidas localmente. Esta actitud expresa el desprecio por la vida humana y una profunda falta de respeto a la población más vulnerable, que, en países con desigualdades crónicas, como Brasil, sufren los efectos más graves de una epidemia.O texto discute as dificuldades para o enfrentamento do Covid-19 suscitadas pelo discurso e pelas ações defendidas por parte do governo federal. Em contraste com os governantes de países que obtiveram resultados eficazes no controle da pandemia, representantes do governo brasileiro, entre os quais se destaca o Presidente da República, vêm continuamente a público desqualificar tanto os riscos, quanto a adoção das medidas de prevenção fundamentadas cientificamente, em especial o isolamento social, defendendo, em seu lugar, a denominada ‘imunidade de rebanho’. O argumento reiterado é que existe uma oposição entre a preservação da economia e da vida, sendo prioritária a primeira. Tais manifestações vêm acompanhadas de constrangimentos para que governos estaduais e municipais possam efetivar ações de prevenção localmente definidas. Essa postura expressa o desprezo pela vida humana e uma aguda desconsideração com a população socialmente mais vulnerável, que, em países com desigualdades crônicas, como Brasil, sofrem os efeitos mais graves de uma epidemia.SciELO PreprintsSciELO PreprintsSciELO Preprints2020-05-28info:eu-repo/semantics/preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/63610.1590/1981-7746-sol00279porhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/article/view/636/817Copyright (c) 2020 Gastão Wagner de Sousa Camposhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCampos, Gastão Wagner de Sousa reponame:SciELO Preprintsinstname:SciELOinstacron:SCI2020-05-28T17:52:22Zoai:ops.preprints.scielo.org:preprint/636Servidor de preprintshttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scieloONGhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/oaiscielo.submission@scielo.orgopendoar:2020-05-28T17:52:22SciELO Preprints - SciELOfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv COVID-19 macabre nightmare in Brazil: between denials and ravings
La pesadilla macabra de Covid-19 en Brasil: entre negaciones y desvaríos
O pesadelo macabro da Covid-19 no Brasil: entre negacionismos e desvarios
title COVID-19 macabre nightmare in Brazil: between denials and ravings
spellingShingle COVID-19 macabre nightmare in Brazil: between denials and ravings
Campos, Gastão Wagner de Sousa
direito à saúde
política de saúde
Covid-19
right to health
health politics
COVID-19
derecho a la salud
política de salud
Covid-19
title_short COVID-19 macabre nightmare in Brazil: between denials and ravings
title_full COVID-19 macabre nightmare in Brazil: between denials and ravings
title_fullStr COVID-19 macabre nightmare in Brazil: between denials and ravings
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 macabre nightmare in Brazil: between denials and ravings
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author Campos, Gastão Wagner de Sousa
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política de saúde
Covid-19
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derecho a la salud
política de salud
Covid-19
topic direito à saúde
política de saúde
Covid-19
right to health
health politics
COVID-19
derecho a la salud
política de salud
Covid-19
description The text discusses the difficulties to face COVID-19 raised by the speech and the actions defended by the federal government. In contrast to the governments of countries that have achieved effective results in controlling the pandemic, representatives of the Brazilian government, among which the President of the Republic stands out, are continually disqualify publicly both risks and the adoption of scientifically based prevention measures, in particular social isolation, defending, in its place, the so-called ‘herd immunity’. The reiterated argument is that there is an opposition between the preservation of the economy and life, the former being a priority. Such manifestations are accompanied by constraints on state and municipal governments in carrying out locally defined preventive measures. This attitude expresses contempt for human life and an acute disregard for the socially most vulnerable population, which, in countries with chronic inequalities, such as Brazil, suffer the most serious effects of an epidemic.
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