After interview with Fantástico, Mandetta is absent from press conference for the second time.
The participation of the Minister of Health in a press conference updating the data on the coronavirus pandemic had already been canceled by the Presidential Palace last Thursday, the 9th.
247 - For the second time, Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta did not participate in the press conference updating the data on the coronavirus pandemic. The minister's participation had already been... cancelled last Thursday9. The press conference with technical reports from the Ministry of Health was attended only by Mandetta's secretaries, the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Sergio Moro, and the Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights, Pastor Damares Alves.
The ministry secretary, João Gabbardo dos Reis, told journalists that the minister was "at another engagement." However, Mandetta's absence this Monday, the 13th, comes a day after an interview he gave to Fantástico, in which the minister... criticizes Jair Bolsonaro's actions and policies against social isolation.The doctor also advocated for a "unified message" about the pandemic problem.
“When you see people going into bakeries, into supermarkets, all huddled together, that’s clearly a mistake. I expect a single message, a unified message. Because this creates ambiguity for Brazilians. They don’t know whether to listen to the minister, the president, who should they listen to,” he said.
The military wing of the government criticized the minister Regarding his attitude, the military believes Mandetta acted with "cowardice" and "childishness" by publicly criticizing the president, considering the interview an attempt to "force his resignation."