Bolsonaro accused of exploiting COVID-19 for political gains

Protesters and supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro clash in Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo, as Brazil reports a record 33,000 infections on a single day, bringing the total number of cases to half a million.

In Brazil, there has been violence between protesters and supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

Some have accused the president and his supporters of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic for political gains.

Brazil has reported a record 33,000 infections on a single day bringing the total number of cases to half a million.

Al Jazeera’s Priyanka Gupta reports.