Brazil's Bolsonaro wants commerce re-opened as shutdowns threaten jobs, economy

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday doubled down on his view that state-level shutdowns in Brazil were likely to cripple the economy and raise unemployment, urging on Twitter that they be reversed.

The president, a far-right army captain, was roundly criticized for making that argument in a televised address to the nation on Tuesday night in which he minimized the likely impact of the "little flu" in Brazil.