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• Bolsonaro fires health official who reportedly asked for vaccine deal bribe

  30-06-2021 17:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Brazil suspended contract on Tuesday for Covid vaccine deal from Bharat Biotech after allegations of undue pressure within ministryBrazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has fired a health ministry official who reportedly asked for a bribe in a vaccine deal, the latest graft accusation to rock the government amid investigations of its pandemic response.With over half a million Covid-19 deaths and more new cases daily than any other country, anger is mounting in Brazil over missed opportunitie
  
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• Brazil suspends Covaxin contract after ‘serious accusations’ of irregularities

  30-06-2021 00:25 via theguardian.com
  
  $324m deal to buy 20m doses of Indian jab has become a headache for Bolsonaro after sleaze allegationsBrazil will suspend a $324m Indian Covid-19 vaccine contract that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, health minister Marcelo Queiroga announced on Tuesday.The deal to buy 20m doses of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin shot has become a headache for Bolsonaro after whistleblowers went public with alleged irregularities. Related: Brazil could have stopped 400,000 Cov
  
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• Brazil cancels Covaxin contract after ‘serious accusations’ of irregularities

  30-06-2021 00:25 via theguardian.com
  
  $324m deal to buy 20m doses of Indian jab has become a headache for Bolsonaro after sleaze allegationsBrazil will suspend a $324m Indian Covid-19 vaccine contract that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, health minister Marcelo Queiroga announced on Tuesday.The deal to buy 20m doses of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin shot has become a headache for Bolsonaro after whistleblowers went public with alleged irregularities. Related: Brazil could have stopped 400,000 Cov
  
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