The "Brazil can't stop" social media campaign, suggesting to most Brazilians that there was no need for isolating themselves at home, was banned by Judge Laura Bastos in Rio de Janeiro at the request of federal prosecutors.

On Thursday, Bolsonaro told reporters in the capital, Brasilia, that he feels Brazilians' natural immunity will protect the nation.

Ignoring the pleas of public health experts, President Jair Bolsonaro said he wants to keep the economy running, scoffing at the "hysteria" surrounding a virus he calls "a little flu."

The latest health ministry figures on Sunday show that the death toll from coronavirus in Brazil rose to at least 25 from 18 the day before, a rise of 39 per cent, and the number of confirmed cases now stands at 1,546, up from 1,128.

The meeting also included Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, son-in-law Jared Kushner, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

Bolsonaro, called the “the Trump of the tropics,” has turned his relationship with the U.S. president into a cornerstone of his foreign diplomacy.

Around 2 million people signed a petition demanding that Netflix remove the Porta dos Fundos' comedy Christmas special, which portrays Jesus bringing home a boyfriend to meet the Holy Family.

Bolsonaro spent the night in the hospital and was discharged on Tuesday.

The pardon applies to police who acted in self-defence or out of necessity, for example if while doing so they accidentally killed a bystander.

Bolsonaro was taken to the armed forces' hospital in the capital of Brasilia and underwent examinations of his skull that showed no problems, said a statement from the presidency's communications office.