Brazil stumbles into new China diplomatic row over virus
(World News Brazil)

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - China´s embassy in Brazil responded with outrage Monday to a social media post by Brazil´s Education Minister Abraham Weintraub that appeared to mock Chinese accents while insinuating the Asian giant stood to benefit from the coronavirus pandemic - apparently reigniting a smoldering diplomatic row between Brazil and its largest trading partner. The embassy described the post as `defamatory,` `stigmatizing,` `completely absurd and despicable,` and `having a strongly racist manner.` Weintraub posted a cartoon depicting China with a message -- with r´s swapped for l´s, apparently to ridicule the Chinese accent -- that...