Alexandre de Moraes orders Bolsonaro government to resume full disclosure of Covid-19 data.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the Bolsonaro government to resume publishing complete global data on the coronavirus in the country. The decision responds to a request made by the Rede Sustentabilidade and PCdoB political parties.
247 - Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the immediate and complete release of all national data on the coronavirus in the reports submitted by the Ministry of Health.
A report from the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper. It highlights that “since last week, the government has been the target of criticism for delaying the release of data on the pandemic in Brazil. Furthermore, the cumulative total stopped being reported, and only cases registered in the last 24 hours were published. Moraes, in his decision, ordered the government to resume the previous format for releasing the data. In the preliminary (provisional) decision, the minister ordered the ministry to release the data “exactly as it was done until June 4th.” Therefore, without the alteration announced by the ministry this Monday.”
The article further adds that "earlier, the Ministry of Health backtracked and announced that it will keep the accumulated numbers of deaths and confirmed cases of Covid-19 available. However, the ministry also confirmed that it will promote a change in the way it reports the data, highlighting the data that actually occurred in the last 24 hours."