As Brazil’s embattled former Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello speaks before the Senate’s Covid hearings committee to investigate the government’s pandemic response, The Brazilian Report analyzed dozens of official documents which help paint a clearer picture of how the Jair Bolsonaro administration operated during the world’s biggest health crisis in a century.
Minutes from meetings within the Health Ministry show the government consistently opting for unproven treatments and ignoring crucial actions to tame the coronavirus spread. These findings add to multiple statements given to the Covid inquiry — as well as opinions from epidemiologists — showing how Mr. Bolsonaro’s leadership...