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  • 2021-03-23 (xsd:date)
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  • saying Brazil ranked fifth worldwide in vaccine distribution and that "more than 11.5 million Brazilians (en)
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  • On March 15, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Marcelo Queiroga would be the country's new health minister – making him the fourth health minister since the start of the coronavirus pandemic a year ago. Queiroga replaces Eduardo Pazuello, who leaves amid investigations into his handling of the health care in Manaus earlier this year, when overrun hospitals broke down for a second time after running out of oxygen for COVID-19 patients. Pazuello is also being probed to determine whether he committed administrative impropriety in using public money to purchase medicines that are ineffective against the virus, and also whether he failed to take the necessary steps to purchase vaccines.As Polygraph.info reported in January, members of Brazil's political opposition and various experts, among others, blamed Bolsonaro's administration and the governor of Amazonas state for the crisis. But leaders, including Pazuello, deflected blame. The day that Bolsonaro announced a new health minister, Pazuello spoke to reporters about the ministry’s progress in fighting COVID-19. He proclaimed total transparency in all the actions of the ministry (en)
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