Teich's resignation may intensify the crisis

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 15 May 2020 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Nelson Teich’s resignation from the Ministry of Health poses yet another problem for the government to manage amid the worsening of the coronavirus pandemic. The second change of minister – the first to leave was Luiz Henrique Mandetta – shows that President Jair Bolsonaro lacks clear direction in fighting the pandemic.

Without a Health Minister amid the pandemic, the wear on Jair Bolsonaro will grow as the president has been heavily criticized by the medical-scientific community and governors. The change in the Ministry of Health could amplify Bolsonaro’s crisis with governors if new guidelines ease social distancing.

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