Alexandre Garcia states that the purchase of ventilators "is excessive spending."
Former Globo Network journalist Alexandre Garcia wrote an article in which he claims that the announced purchase of 65 artificial respirators for Brazil to combat the coronavirus epidemic is "excessive spending." In the text, he also says that governors are "taking advantage of the emergency situation to overspend." The reaction on social media was immediate.
247 - Former Globo Network journalist Alexandre Garcia wrote an article in a Paraná newspaper. Gazeta do Povo The text states that Brazil's intended purchase of 65 ventilators to combat the coronavirus epidemic would be "excessive spending." It further claims that governors are "taking advantage of the emergency situation to overspend." The reaction on social media was immediate.
Under the title "65 ventilators for Brazil is not excessive spending?", Alexandre Garcia wrote: "(...) Brazil is acquiring 65 new ventilators. Statistics show that Italy used 5 of these ventilators, and the world currently uses 50, so why 65 just for Brazil? Could they be taking advantage of the emergency situation to overspend? Hopefully, the Federal and State Audit Courts are keeping an eye on this. Many state governments are in dire financial straits and may be exploiting the situation. I hope that's not the case.
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