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BRASÍLIA – Infected with Covid-19, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello slept on Thursday afternoon after lunch at the Army Officers Transit Hotel, where he lives in Brasilia, when he was awakened by an unexpected visit: President Jair Bolsonaro.
The day before, Bolsonaro expressly dismissed the minister for having announced the purchase of 46 million doses of the CoronaVac vaccine, tested in partnership with the Butantan Institute, of the São Paulo government, with the Chinese laboratory Sinovac.
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Killed by Covid-19, wearing a green T-shirt, without looking very fixedly at the camera, Pazuello recorded a live brief, less than five minutes, broadcast by Bolsonaro, in which both did not talk about what really matters: how participation will be . of the federal government in the purchase of the vaccine of Chinese origin, if it is registered in the country?
The script was different: show that there are no fights between Bolsonaro and Pazuello. Perhaps risking a more natural tone, of a genuine visit to a sick colleague, Bolsonaro began to live by asking what were the first symptoms that the minister felt. Then he wanted to know what he was taking, to which Pazuello responded with hydroxychloroquine associated with other drugs.
From then on, when the live show was not even 50 seconds long, it became clear that the live broadcast was a platform for Bolsonaro to talk about himself. He took advantage of his subordinate’s signal to recommend hydroxychloroquine again and complained of being criticized for walking through the population amid the pandemic, which causes crowds, saying that his position requires being close to people.
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After three minutes of conversation, there was a brief indirect mention of the mismatch of decisions between the two, as Pazuello had announced his intention to buy 46 million doses of vaccine on Tuesday, which was denied by Bolsonaro on Wednesday morning. When asked if the minister would “stop” again next week, Pazuello joked before laughing out loud:
– Yes, they are saying no, right? We are together.
– They even said we had a fight. In my ministry it is common for this to happen here, some shock, there was no problem – said Bolsonaro.
Pazuello then closed the topic:
– Gentlemen, it’s that simple. One commands and the other obeys. But we have a sweetheart.
“Well, here you are painting a state of mind,” Bolsonaro replied mockingly.
The two made their lives without a mask, under the justification that the minister has the disease and the president has already recovered. The brief transmission on social networks showed a climate of agreement that has been sewn since yesterday to align the portfolio’s discourse with what Bolsonaro wants. There are no rumors that Pazuello is leaving, who has the thanks of the president.
To the interlocutors, the minister, criticized for accepting such interference, has said that he will stay as long as the president wants. This is how he said goodbye to the boss live, after Bolsonaro said:
– Thank you, Pazuca. A hug there.
“President, we are with you,” he replied.
