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Brazil presidential spokesman tests positive for virus
7 years ago(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 11, 2019 Brazilian Presidency's spokesman Otavio Rego Barros speaks during a ceremony marking the first 100 days of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's government at Planalto Palace in Brasilia. - The spokesman of the Brazilian presidency, general Otavio Rego Barros, who works in the same building as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, was diagnosed with the new coronavirus, Planalto Palace informed on May 6, 2020. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's spokesman has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the government said Wednesday, the latest case to hit close to the far-right leader, who rejects social distancing measures.