Bolsonaro wants to block compensation for healthcare professionals sidelined due to Covid.
The Ministry of Economy opposes a bill that would provide compensation to healthcare professionals who become incapacitated while working. More than 200 nursing professionals have already died after exposure to the virus. Among doctors, there are approximately 140 deaths.
247 The Ministry of Economy under the Bolsonaro government, headed by Paulo Guedes, opposes a bill that provides compensation to healthcare professionals who become incapacitated at work after contracting Covid-19, and reparations to spouses and dependents of professionals who died as a result of the coronavirus.
More than 200 nursing professionals have already died after being exposed to the virus while working, according to data from industry organizations. Around 140 doctors have died, according to organizations that compile data from the country.
The government's position on the project was outlined in a joint statement prepared by two secretariats, one undersecretariat, and two coordinating bodies of the ministry on the 3rd of this month. (Source: Globo newspaper) reports.
The reason for blocking the proposal: government members estimate an impact on social security in the order of R$ 1,7 billion to R$ 3,7 billion.