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BRASILIA – The controversy over coronavirus diagnostic tests, on the verge of losing its validity, the tremor of relations between the Minister of Health increased, Eduardo Pazuello, and the president Jair bolsonaro. Faced with the new crisis in the government, Pazuello was already exhausted due to being overruled by the president, who even canceled the agreement to buy 46 million doses of the Chinese vaccine. In a recent conversation with friends, Pazuello, who is an active general, complained about the beating and said that if he leaves, he will leave happy. Then, jokingly, he commented that it would be good to “go back to the barracks.”
With the “friendly fire” growing higher in and out of the Planalto PalacePazuello affirmed, behind the scenes, that he saw a possible exit from the Ministry as “natural”, but was motivated by colleagues, all assistants to the president, to take any action in that regard. The Chair of Health is coveted by the Centrão parties, which support Bolsonaro in exchange for public positions and funds.
His return to the barracks would cause a curious situation. As a three-star general, after being a minister, Pazuello could face setbacks in finding a position. If you return to work in Armed forces, the tendency is for him to occupy a role in the Army bureaucracy, without any notoriety.
Even on Sunday, when the news of the tests about to win was announced by the StatusPazuello received a message from the president requesting an explanation. OR Status He found that the minister justified that the material had been sent to states and municipalities. Governors and mayors should therefore justify why they did not use the kits. The information was not correct and, by reproducing it on his social networks, Bolsonaro ended up becoming a target in the place of the minister. In fact, nearly seven million tests are stranded in a federal government repository in Guarulhos, in Greater São Paulo. Of the total, 6.8 million expire between December and January 2021.
Bolsonaro also heard from the minister that the ministry requested an extension of the validity period of the tests to the laboratories and also the endorsement of the Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa). The president anticipated more problems there, Estadão learned, due to the new debate this could generate, since the measure depends on the regulator. Furthermore, the Ministry of Health was still involved in another controversy. This Thursday 26, the Status revealed that confidential data of 16 million patients with covid-19 was leaked, including information from the president himself and the health minister, who were in government custody.
In an attempt to shield the president, the strategy outlined was to remove Pazuello from the scene. “Now it’s about saying little, working hard and presenting results,” he told the team earlier this week, following the script. In practice, Ministry of Health it becomes more and more tutored by the Planalto Palace.
The minister is still recovering from the aftermath of covid 19 and admitted the complexity of the disease. Shortly after contracting the virus, however, he declared it to be “zero bullets” and preached the use of hydroxychloroquine, a drug advocated by the government, but without proven efficacy. Then he relapsed and had to be admitted.
Upon leaving the hospital, Pazuello was absent from some discussions and confided to the interlocutors that he would soon consider “his” replacement, by the name of Centrão, headed by deputy Arthur Lira (Progressistas-AL). The minister also said that he will avoid new “political problems”, as in the case of Coronavac.
One of those cited to assume the presidency of Pazuello is the government leader in the Chamber, Ricardo Barros (Progressistas-PR), who was Minister of Health in the management of Michel Temer. Barros spoke with Pazuello several times in recent days. But everyone who discusses a possible ministerial reform with him always hears the same answer: “I have no interest in returning to Health.” Few believe.
Even without the virus active in the body, Pazuello still feels the strong effects of the disease. Participating in the first ceremony after treatment, he recently admitted that he was not fully recovered. “It is a complicated disease. It’s hard to get back to normal, ”he said at the time. Pazuello confesses to the interlocutors that he feels bad every day. He complains of kidney pain, swelling, and trouble even climbing stairs. Even today it is difficult for him to fully return to his sports activities.
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