FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during opening ceremony of the 22th conference of the march in defense of the municipalities, in Brasilia, Brazil April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday expressed horror over the 1,000 penis amputations that he said occur each year in the country due to a lack of basic hygiene, a figure he called "ridiculous and sad."
Speaking with reporters in Brasilia after visiting the Education Ministry, the former army captain despaired at the high number of amputations and said his government must work with vulnerable men to make them more aware of the dangers of unhygienic behaviour.
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