Western media outlets like the NYT would have their readers believe that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is a madman reviled by his own people, while attributing his historic electorial victory to some kind of fluke, or (even worse) judicial 'meddling' to keep corrupt ex-president Lula from winning another term.

The reality, of course, is that Bolsonaro, like President Trump, has a devoted core following who would back him over virtually any challenger. And despite all those reports about Brazil's 'collapsing' health-care system, more than 300 demonstrators gathered on the main commercial throughway in São Paulo to protest State Governor João Doria's push for mandatory vaccinations using a vaccine developed by China's Sinovac.