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Illegal gold allegedly exchanged for vaccines in Brazil; Sao Paulo officials warn of system ‘collapse’
Prosecutors in Brazil are investigating reports that illegally mined gold is being exchanged for COVID-19 vaccines in an Indigenous reserve, as coronavirus cases surge in parts of the country.
Key points:
- Organisations say vaccines intended for Indigenous people are being sold to illegal miners in exchange for gold
- Sao Paulo officials warn “collapse is imminent” because they do not have enough medicine to treat COVID-19 patients
- Brazil’s President Jair Bolsanaro is facing a Senate investigation over his handling of the pandemic
Authorities in the country’s richest and most populous state of Sao Paulo said its ability to care for seriously ill COVID-19 patients was on the verge of collapse.
Brazil is currently experiencing one of…
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