Brazilian States Expand Coronavirus Restrictions as Death Toll Mounts

SÃO PAULO—Authorities in five Brazilian states are tightening constraints on citizens amid a steep raise in documented fatalities from Covid-19, clashing with President Jair Bolsonaro’s initiatives to reopen Brazil’s beleaguered financial system.

São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states, residence to the country’s two most important metropolitan areas, this 7 days imposed specifications forcing citizens to wear masks in community areas and on community transportation. São Paulo metropolis will start out banning fifty percent of its automobile targeted traffic from Monday. São Paulo Gov. João Doria on Friday…