When the president does it, it's not illegal.

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The idea became famous in the words of Nixon, former USA president involved in the Watergate scandal, but humble Brazil's new golden boy gave it a new boost.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bra...death-toll

Bolsonaro obviously authorized the Ministry of Health to change the way they post about the coronavirus. Now talk about "creative accounting". Technically, it is indeed not illegal. But it stinks anyway.

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Problems with the above link (on Tor)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bra...r-BB1595F6
works here.

Bolsonaro, Duterte, Trump, even Bojo represent the fascists coming out from behind the curtain and not even bothering to BS their approach to things.
In the short term, a historically successful approach in uncertain times. Albeit often short termed. Most famouly used by an Italian journalist, and a Bavairian corporal.

Its perhaps a mistake to think that tyrants are not popular figures.
Russians sincerely wept at the death of Stalin.

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I'd weep too, out of deepest happiness, relief, and awe.