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An aerial view of the almost empty Paulista Avenue, one of the city's most important financial center, on the first day of quarantine to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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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.