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A boy peaks from the dilapidated doorway of his home as his mother receives soap and detergent distributed by volunteers as an effort to avoid the spread of the new coronavirus, in the Rocinha slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Brazil's governors rise up against Bolsonaro's virus stance
March 26, 2020 4:58 p.m.

Brazil's governors rise up against Bolsonaro's virus stance

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's governors are defying President Jair Bolsonaro over his call to reopen schools and businesses, dismissing his argument that the “cure” of widespread shutdowns to contain the spread of the new coronavirus is worse than the disease.