Bolsonaro “demands” that the health minister recommend chloroquine | Politics

Bolsonaro made the statement during a video conference with businessmen through the Zoom application, which was also followed by journalists. On Monday, Teich reiterated that the ministry does not recommend the use of the drug because it does not have proven scientific efficacy, but neither does it prohibit its use. The prescription is in charge of each doctor for each patient, according to Teich.

Bolsonaro, however, has a different understanding. “Now I am also demanding the chloroquine problem. If the Federal Council of Medicine decided that you can use chloroquine from the first symptoms, why would the federal government say it is only in a serious case? “, I ask.

“I am a commander, President of the Republic, to decide, communicate with any minister and talk about what is happening. And this is the rule, this is the north. “

Bolsonaro said he is not “extirpating any minister, I never did that, nor interfering in any ministry, as I never did.”

“Now, they voted for me to decide. And that chloroquine decision runs through me. And more than asking … Everything is fine with the Minister of Health, everything is fine with him, I believe in his work, but we will solve this problem, ”he said.

For Bolsonaro, “there can be no protocol for March 31 now, when the previous Minister of Health was [Henrique Mandetta] saying it was only in a serious case, we can’t change the protocol now. “

“It can and will change [o protocolo]. Why is it going to change? In common agreement with the Minister of Health. Because the Federal Council of Medicine says it should be done this way, “he said.

The information provided by Bolsonaro contradicts the opinion of the Federal Council of Medicine, issued on April 23, on chloroquine. CFM reports in opinion 04/2020, that “after analyzing an extensive scientific literature, the municipality reinforced its understanding that there is no solid evidence that these drugs [cloroquina e hidroxicloroquina] have a confirmed effect in the prevention and treatment of this disease [covid-19]Even so, the entity has established criteria so that the drugs can be used in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, such as medical prescription and acceptance of treatment by the patient.