Brazil’s health minister to continue working after fight with Jair Bolsonaro
Luiz Henrique Mandetta has openly contradicted the far-right president who has minimised the danger of the epidemic and opposed lockdowns
07 April 2020 - 10:31
Brasilia — Brazilian health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on Monday he would continue in his post after overcoming a disagreement with President Jair Bolsonaro over the need for social distancing to stop the spread of coronavirus.
“A doctor does not abandon his patient. We will continue,” he said at a news conference at the end of a day of speculation over whether Bolsonaro would fire him in the midst of an escalating public health crisis...
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