> Ask any low-middle class brazilian -- me -- what he thinks about public ICUs and the answer will be: "There is no such thing". This is simply not true. I spe

> Ask any low-middle class brazilian -- me -- what he thinks about public ICUs and the answer will be: "There is no such thing". This is simply not true. I spent 2019's vacation in Florianopolis where it is very common for people to have relatives in the US. I asked some of them "What do you do when you get sick?" and unanimous answer was: "We come back to brazil". Brazil's public health has been continually improving since early 2000's and had a world-class respected vaccination program, generic medicines and free treatment for HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Bolsonaro's encouraging crowding, ineffective medication, downplaying the disease, the pandemic and looking for vaccines too late (even discouraging it) combined with his supporters who argued that the pandemic was a fraud, are surely to blame for a part of such a high number of deaths.