The US claims it did not block the shipment of medical supplies to Brazil.
"The U.S. government did not purchase any medical supplies manufactured in China and destined for Brazil," Chapman stated.
Sputnik - On Tuesday (7), the new United States ambassador to Brazil, Todd Chapman, denied that the country had hindered the arrival of any medical supplies in Brazil.
Chapman made the statement during an online press conference, assuring that the US did not acquire, purchase, or block hospital equipment or medications destined for Brazil to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ambassador, according published Agência Brasil said that the information that circulated in the press saying that the US would have prevented The arrival of such supplies in Brazil would be motivated by "personal and government agendas." Brazil made purchases of masks, respirators, tests, and various hospital supplies.
"The U.S. government did not purchase any medical supplies manufactured in China and destined for Brazil," stated Chapman, who arrived in Brazil on March 29th to serve as ambassador.
The ambassador also highlighted what he described as a "long and productive history" of partnership between Brazil and the US in the area of health, pointing out that both countries have been working together to share information on combating the pandemic.
The US is the country with the highest number of COVID-19 cases Worldwide, there are 386.817 confirmed cases and 12.285 deaths. In Brazil, the latest update from the Ministry of Health It indicates that Brazil has 667 deaths caused by the disease and 13.717 confirmed cases of COVID-19.