Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he will consider pulling his country out of the World Health Organization (WHO) once the COVID-19 pandemic is passed.

The 65-year-old president made the remarks in an interview with CNN, where he said the WHO had lost credibility.

Brazil is one of the worst affected countries globally by the COVID-19 pandemic, having reported 707,412 infections and 37,134 deaths, according to U.S. based Johns Hopkins University.

Bolsonaro has received wide criticism for his handling of the pandemic.

He repeatedly labelled COVID-19 as a "little flu" as he routed for the country's businesses to reopen.

In an interview with CNN last week, Bolsonaro criticized the WHO as a "partisan political organization."

The Brazilian President is seen to be following in U.S. President Donald Trump's footsteps, as the latter also announced last month he would withdraw his country from the WHO.