Politics

Bolsonaro finally decides to buy Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson vaccines

After months of refusals, the federal government has caved and is set to purchase 100 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.

The Health Ministry agreed to terms with the American firm on Wednesday, sources say, but no deal has been signed so far — and deliveries shouldn’t happen before June. And when it comes to the Bolsonaro administration, everything can change until the ink is dry.

Officials told The...

Débora Álvares

Débora Álvares has worked as a political reporter for newspapers Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S.Paulo, Globo News, HuffPost, among others. She specializes in reporting on Brasilia, working behind-the-scenes coverage at the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary branches of government.

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