Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the WHO of encouraging sexual activity in children in a now-deleted Facebook post

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• Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the World Health Organization (WHO) of encouraging children masturbating in a bizarre Facebook post he later deleted.
• In the attack, Bolsonaro sought to discredit the WHO amid criticism of Brazil's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
• The post came a day after he shrugged off Brazil's death toll passing 5,000, with 474 deaths in a single day.  
• Although Bolsonaro's post had no direct source it looks to have been triggered by a 2010 guide titled "Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe" published by WHO's European office and Germany's Federal Center for Health Education.
• Business Insider took a look at the guide. It does not advise people to encourage masturbation or homosexuality.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

On Wednesday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the World Health Organization (WHO) of encouraging children masturbating and otherwise sexualizing young children in a Facebook post that was later deleted.

"This is the World Health Organization, whose advice on coronavirus some people want me to follow," he wrote on Facebook, according to the South China Morning Post.

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