Who is Luiz Henrique Mandetta, Brazil’s Health Minister (for the time being)

A trained doctor, a true conservative, and advocate for Big Agro: Covid-19 has thrust obscure politician Luiz Henrique Mandetta into the limelight

Apr 14, 2020 13:47 6 min read (Updated: Apr 14, 2020 13:51)

Once unknown to the Brazilian public — let alone to foreign observers — Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta was thrust into the limelight by the Covid-19 pandemic, becoming one of the most popular cabinet ministers in the current government. However, the public knows very little about Mr. Mandetta from before March 11, when the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic.

Mr. Mandetta is often described as having been a “technical appointment” to Jair Bolsonaro’s cabinet, as opposed to a political one. Indeed, the Health Minister does not display utter contempt for science, unlike some of his peers. His decisions throughout the...

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Who is Luiz Henrique Mandetta, Brazil’s Health Minister (for the time being)

A trained doctor, a true conservative, and advocate for Big Agro: Covid-19 has thrust obscure politician Luiz Henrique Mandetta into the limelight

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