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The Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, should arrive in Manaus (AM) a few hours after the Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, requested the opening of an investigation to investigate his conduct regarding the collapse of public health in the capital of Amazonas. .
He decided to personally deliver the first batch of 132,500 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Arrival is expected to take place at 11:30 pm (Manaus time), at Eduardo Gomes International Airport. From the airport, the vaccines will go to the headquarters of the Sanitary Surveillance Foundation (FVS).
Pazuello was yesterday at the reception of the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine at Guarulhos (SP) and Galeão airports in Rio, but did not attend the event (and collective!) That marked the release of doses earlier.
The minister guaranteed priority in the delivery of vaccines to Amazonas due to the unprecedented crisis following an increase in the number of covid-19 cases
The situation in the state has worsened since the end of the year. Health units in Manaus are overcrowded, and the oxygen supply in hospitals ran out last week. The moving average of deaths in the state grew 217% in relation to the data of two weeks ago.
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The request made by Aras to the STF cites the document “Partial report of actions – January 6 to 16, 2021”, in which the minister reports that his portfolio became aware of the lack of oxygen on the 8th, through the company White Martins, supplier of the product. The Ministry of Health began delivering oxygen only on January 12, according to the information provided.
This means that the Ministry of Health of the Jair Bolsonaro government had a few days to act and prevent the collapse in the oxygen supply in Manaus, but took measures of little scope given the magnitude of the crisis, as evidenced by it. Twitter not last Saturday (18).
Considering that the possible opportunity in the actions of those represented [Eduardo Pazuello], who had a legal duty and the ability to act to mitigate the results, may characterize an omission susceptible to civil, administrative and / or criminal liability, further investigations are necessary in order to obtain solid information elements to trigger any legal action
Augusto Aras in request to open an investigation sent to the Supreme Court
Wanted for Twitter, the Ministry of Health reported that it is waiting for an official notification for new demonstrations.
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