Confident official of the Minister of Health resigns

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(CNN Spanish) - The Secretary of Health Surveillance of Brazil Wanderson de Oliveira resigned this Wednesday, as reported by Agencia Brasil, quoting the Ministry of Health.

The departure of one of the confidence men of the head of the portfolio Luiz Henrique Mandetta comes in a situation of tension in his relationship with President Jair Bolsonaro, who on more than one occasion challenged the measures of social distancing and criticized governors for taking restrictive measures to deal with the coronavirus. While Mandetta stressed the importance of avoiding crowds, Bolsonaro went out to greet followers and stated that economic activities should be resumed.

On this subject, on Sunday in an interview with TV Globo, the minister spoke of the importance of having a "unified" speech.

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When asked about his comments this Monday, Bolsonaro only replied: "I don't watch TV Globo."

In recent weeks, Oliveira had participated in press conferences in which the data and the actions of the Ministry to confront covid-19 are presented.

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According to Agencia Brasil, Oliveira has more than 20 years of professional experience, 16 in the Ministry of Health, where he also coordinated the national response to Zika virus emergencies in 2015 and H1N1 in 2009. The portfolio has not yet announced a replacement. to take his place.

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