{ "title": "As Virus and Economic Woes Ravage Brazil, Bolsonaro Improvises and Confounds", "byline": "Ernesto Londoño, Letícia Casado", "dir": null, "excerpt": "Critics see the recent behavior of Brazil’s president — polarizing in the best of times — as an unnerving sign of a flailing leader. His strategy, if there is one, is difficult to discern.", "siteName": "fakehost", "siteIcon": "http://fakehost/vi-assets/static-assets/favicon-d2483f10ef688e6f89e23806b9700298.ico", "previewImage": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/03/31/world/31brazil/31brazil-facebookJumbo.jpg", "publishedDate": "2021-03-31T23:26:15.000Z", "language": "English", "readerable": true }