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HARDtalk: Luiz Henrique Mandetta: Brazil's sacked Health Minister speaks out

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Luiz Henrique Mandetta: Brazil's sacked Health Minister speaks out

11/05/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, Luiz Henrique Mandetta: Brazil's sacked Health Minister speaks out

Fired by Pres Bolsonaro, we ask Mr Mandetta if Brazil risks being the new Covid epicentre

Stephen Sackur speaks to Brazil’s former Health Minister Luiz Mandetta who was fired by Mr Bolsonaro after a series of disagreements. Just how at risk it Brazil from Covid-19?

While some countries are claiming success in their effort to curb Covid-19, Brazil is increasingly looking like an outlier. The rate of new infections is still increasing, the death toll is mounting, and all the while President Jair Bolsonaro focuses on easing social distancing and reopening the Brazilian economy. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Brazil’s former Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta who was fired by Mr Bolsonaro after a series of disagreements. Is President Bolsonaro putting his nation at risk?

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