At an interministerial press conference this afternoon, the Minister of the Civil House, Braga Netto, announced that the executive will allocate about 40 million reais (6.9 million euros) to vulnerable groups and indigenous communities.
The amount will be transferred from the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights to the National Supply Company and to the National Indian Foundation.
The day after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro publicly criticized his Health Minister’s stance for supporting social isolation to face the new coronavirus, Mandetta was asked by the press whether he intended to step down.
The minister, who is also a doctor, guaranteed that he will remain in the government until Bolsonaro decides otherwise.
“I have one thing in my life that I learned from my masters: a doctor does not abandon a patient,” said Mandetta.
The minister also said that the criticisms about the way he has been leading this health crisis do not bother him.
“The patient, now, is Brazil. It is normal for many people who are around, and who have a deep love as is the case with President Bolsonaro, to worry, question and see what the alternatives are. But what I see it is a great desire to get it right. An even greater desire to find, together, a way to go with this patient to a safe haven “, declared Mandetta.
Despite Bolsonaro’s criticisms, the Brazilian Ministry of Health achieved 76% approval in handling the new coronavirus crisis, more than double the amount reached by the head of state, who obtained 33%, according to a survey released today.
The new coronavirus, responsible for the covid-19 pandemic, has already infected more than one million people worldwide, of whom more than 57,000 died.
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