Fourth member of Brazil's delegation to U.N. tests positive for COVID-19


  • World
  • Monday, 27 Sep 2021

FILE PHOTO: Caixa Economica Federal Bank President Pedro Guimaraes attends a news conference in Brasilia, Brazil, July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Pedro Guimaraes, a member of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's delegation to the United Nations, has tested positive for COVID-19, the CEO of state lender Caixa Economica Federal said on his one of his social media accounts on Sunday.

Guimaraes, who said he was fully vaccinated, is the fourth member of the delegation that was with Bolsonaro in New York for his address to the United Nations to test positive.

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