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BRASÍLIA – A day after revoking the decree that authorized the economic team to prepare a model for the privatization of Basic Health Units (UBS), President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he should reissue the text “next week.” Referring to the situation as a “small problem,” Bolsonaro said the decree “has nothing to do with privatization,” but stressed that it was repealed due to the negative reaction.
– Yesterday we had a small problem, a decree of the SUS, which had nothing to do with privatization. But unfortunately, most of the media had a carnival in addition to that, “the SUS will be privatized, the poor will not be able to be served by the SUS.” I revoked the decree, I made a note explaining what the decree was about, saying that in the next few days we can reissue the decree, which should happen next week – said the president, during a live broadcast on social networks .
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The decree, published Tuesday, authorized the economic team to prepare a privatization model for UBS. The measure included the policy to promote the primary health care sector within the scope of the Investment Partnership Program (PPI) of the Presidency of the Republic.
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Bolsonaro even responded to criticism from former President Dilma Rousseff (PT) about the decree, saying that she has already defended something similar. The president referred to a speech by Dilma during the 2010 campaign, in which the then candidate defended alliances with the private sector to improve health. Bolsonaro, however, said that she was already president at the time.
– It’s exactly what is proposed now. She proposed back there, it was unsuccessful, for a change nothing worked in her government, but exactly the same decree, change in one word or another, we present you and she criticizes.
Criticism of Doria for vaccine
During the broadcast, Bolsonaro also criticized the proposal of the governor of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB), that the vaccine against the coronavirus be mandatory. He also said that the federal government will not pay for the vaccine that the Sinovac company is producing in partnership with the Butantan Institute, linked to the São Paulo government.
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The statement was made after Bolsonaro mentioned that Doria raised taxes in the state, referring to the fiscal adjustment project that eliminates tax exemptions in the ICMS of São Paulo. According to the president, the governor’s decision causes consumers to associate the price increase with the federal government.
– So, dear Governor of São Paulo, you know that I am in love with you, you know. Come on, it’s difficult, right? And another thing: nobody is going to get their vaccine, no, okay? Seeks another. And I, who am a government, will not buy your vaccine either. Looking for another to pay for his vaccine – said Bolsonaro, during the broadcast.
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Before, the president had already questioned the Minister of Agriculture, Tereza Cristina, who participated in the broadcast, if he agreed with the mandatory immunization. The minister said that the application should be optional.
Last week, the Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, announced the signing of a protocol of intentions to buy 46 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine. However, Bolsonaro broke the deal the next day.
