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Brazilian Official Who Met Trump Last Weekend Tests Positive For Coronavirus

During a trip to Florida, Fábio Wajngarten posted a photo of himself on social media standing directly next to President Trump and wearing a hat that says "Make Brazil Great Again."
President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials met with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his delegation last weekend at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

The Brazilian government says an official who met President Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort last weekend has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Fรกbio Wajngarten, the communications director for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, was part of a delegation that traveled to the U.S. During that trip, Wajngarten posted standing directly next to Trump and wearing a hat that says "Make Brazil Great Again."

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