President Bolsonaro was sued for failing to comply with community health regulations to control Covid-19, like wearing masks.

The Governor of Maranhao Flavio Dino said the medical official filed a lawsuit of President Jair Bolsonaro, because the organization "gathered people in Maranhao without hygienic measures" among Brazil struggling to respond to

President Bolsonaro's office has 15 days of appeal, then the fine amount will be assigned.

Maranhao governor affirmed that Brazilian law applies to everyone, including the president.

President Jair Bolsonaro (middle) at the event in Acailandia, Maranhao state on May 21.

On May 21, President Bolsonaro held an event in Acailandia, about 500 km from Maranhao Star Luis.

The President of Brazil has long underestimated the threat of Covid-19, opposes pandemic control measures, attacking the Governor to impose limited measures as "dictators".

Senator Renan Calheiros, who led the investigation of the government's Covid-19 crisis handling, said President Bolsonaro never wanted to buy vaccines and initially bet on immunity to defeat the Great

Brazil is the third largest translation area in the world, after the US and India, but the country has a number of people died because of Covid-19, with over 448,000 deaths.