A woman wearing a protective mask walks at Central do Brasil train station after reports of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil will seek authorization for a state of emergency to allow it to scrap fiscal targets and free up funds to combat the coronavirus crisis, the government said on Tuesday, as President Jair Bolsonaro announced his second COVID-19 test was negative.
In a statement from the presidency, the government said it will ask Congress to authorize state of emergency measures until Dec. 31.
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