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Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro became the person of the year according to the readers of the American magazine Time, according to the publication's website.
Users had to select the person or group of people that they thought had the greatest impact on that year – for better or for worse. Bolsonaro received 24 percent of over 9 million votes.
Jair Bolsonaro has been repeatedly criticized by both Brazilian politicians and the international community for his approach to combating the coronavirus pandemic. He offered to treat coronavirus with means that the medical community does not recognize. In October 2021, the Brazilian president's YouTube account was banned for spreading fakes about COVID-19.
