He did not specifically mention Doria, but the governor of São Paulo defended the stance.[107] Brazil is the second country with more cases of coronavirus at the top of the government. Just behind Iran and followed by France, the Brazilian government has at least thirteen prominent politicians contaminated. The confirmation on Thursday 18 that the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, and the President of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, contracted the new coronavirus makes Brazil the second country with more cases of the disease at the top of the government.