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MP Luis Enrique Mandetta announced this Thursday (04/16/2020) that he was ousted by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whom he unsuccessfully tried to convince of the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I just heard from President Jair Bolsonaro a notice of my resignation from the Ministry of Health. I want to thank the opportunity presented to me, ”Mandetta wrote on her Twitter account shortly after meeting with the president.
The removal of Mandetta, a strong quarantine advocate adopted by many regional governments to prevent the spread of coronavirus, follows a deterioration in his relationship with Bolsonaro, who minimized the effects of the pandemic and argued that the country “cannot stop” because “people have to work.”
The decision to leave Mandetta was decided at critical times and in the context of the coronavirus pandemic in a country where so far more than 1,700 deaths and about 30,000 cases have been recorded, and it is expected that a peak will be reached in a matter of minutes. about thirty days.
Mandetta, a 55-year-old doctor, gained immense popularity due to the firmness of his position against coronavirus, the seriousness of which he did not hide from the Brazilians, despite the constant criticism of Bolsonaro, who had not even received it in recent days.
In a survey published last week by Datafolha, Mandetta’s Coronavirus Crisis Response was approved by 76% of Brazilians.
On the contrary, only 33% of respondents said they support Bolsonaro’s position in a crisis.
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