This situation became known after the claims of deputy Elias Vaz, who obtained this information through the Government Transparency Portalwhere public spending data can be reviewed by request.
Vaz commented that “there is a shortage of medicines in hospitals, but Bolsonaro and his associates are spending public money to buy little blue pills”, for which he demanded an explanation from the Ministry of Defense.
It should be clarified that the documents do not mention the name viagra, but that of tablets containing “sildenafil”a molecule used in the pill to treat erectile dysfunction.
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In response, the Ministry commented in a press release sent to AFP that the acquisition of this tablet was “intended for the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension”, since the pill allows the vessels of the lungs to dilate.
However, other officials continue to voice their disbelief and criticize the government’s decisions.
Marcelo Freixo, deputy, commented that at the same time thate the government of Jair Bolsonaro approved this order on tablets with sildenafil, denied a bill that “provided for the free distribution of sanitary napkins to poor women.” However, this last project is currently approved.
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In addition, social networks also quickly reacted with ridicule to the situation. There are caricatures that show war tanks with their barrels bent down or even the Brazilian media outlet ‘Sensationalist’ commented: “Some say that these tablets are to help the Armed Forces fuck democracy with more force than they have done lately” .
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*With information from AFP
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