Against the "More Doctors" program, people from Ceará support the PSDB.
Around 30 professionals have already joined the PSDB party to oppose the federal government; according to the party, another 200 affiliations are expected by Saturday; doctors in the state raised the biggest banner against the program created to bring foreigners to the country to fill vacancies in remote places that did not attract interest from Brazilians; upon the arrival of Cubans in Fortaleza, they staged a regrettable protest, shouting "slaves".
247 – A group of doctors from Ceará joined the PSDB yesterday to oppose the federal government and the Mais Médicos program.
According to information from Folha, 30 doctors registered yesterday, and another 200 are expected by Saturday. Two of these professionals were chosen to run for state and federal deputy positions in 2104.
Present at the PSDB event in Ceará that marked the affiliation, former governor Tasso Jereissati also joined the protest: "They demonized Brazilian doctors," the politician stated.
The medical community in Ceará is one of the most resistant to the program launched by Minister Alexandre Padilha and President Dilma Rousseff, which foresees the hiring of foreign doctors to work in the 701 municipalities that have not attracted the interest of any Brazilian doctors, despite the R$ 10 stipend offered. Upon the arrival of Cuban professionals, these same doctors staged a regrettable protest in Fortaleza, and some even went so far as to boo and call the Cubans, who were once considered slaves, those from the same country as Fidel Castro.