[4] On March 21, the governor of Amazonas, Wilson Lima, ordered the closure of bars and restaurants throughout the state to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.

In the capital of Amazonas, the intensive care unit (ICU) beds were at maximum capacity, as in Hospital 28 de Agosto, which also had to pile up the corpses.

[12][13] Jorge Arreaza, Venezuela's Foreign Minister, following instructions from Nicolás Maduro, offered his country's stock to the government of Amazonas.

The minister even put pressure on the "early treatment" and in a conversation with supporters on January 15, President Jair Bolsonaro tried to take the weight off the Federal Government: "We are always doing what we have to do, right?

According to the Ministry of Health, 149 beds in other cities were prepared and guaranteed immediately: 40 in São Luís (MA), 30 in Teresina (PI), 15 in João Pessoa (PB), 10 in Natal (RN), 20 in Goiânia (GO), 4 in Fortaleza (CE), 10 in Recife (PE) and 20 in the Federal District.

According to G1, "The parties reported to the minister that the situation in Amazonas represents an "unconstitutional state of affairs," characterized by "systematic violation of fundamental rights".

[18] "The picture presented, therefore, represents a true unconstitutional state of affairs, where the public authorities, especially the federal government, does not fulfill its duty to make effective the fundamental rights and guarantees of the citizens of Amazonia and Manawara, failing to guarantee the basic right to life, as well as health and, ultimately, the very dignity of the human person," the parties affirm in a joint note.