Brazil to suspend Covaxin vaccine deal ANI | Updated: Jun 30, 2021 06:14 IST
Brasilia [Brazil], June 30 (ANI): Amid a probe into accusations of irregularities against President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil s health minister has announced that the country will suspend a USD 324 million contract to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech s Covaxin.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday with Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga, the head of the Federal Comptroller General (CGU) Wagner Rosario, said that the agency will investigate the process of purchasing the vaccine. We suspended the deal as a simple preventive measure, since there are complaints that could not be explained well by the complainant, so we opened a preliminary investigation last week, said Rosario, as quoted by CNN Brasil. We have put in a reinforced team for the verification. We hope to be very quick in this process, and we hope that in no more than 10 days we will already have an
Amid a probe into accusations of irregularities against President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil s health minister has announced that the country will suspend a USD 324 million contract to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech s Covaxin. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday with Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga, the head of the Federal Comptroller General (CGU) Wagner Rosario, said that the agency will investigate the process of purchasing the vaccine. We suspended the deal as a simple preventive measure, since there are complaints that could not be explained well by the complainant, so we opened a preliminary investigation last week, said Rosario, as quoted by CNN Brasil. We have put in a reinforced team for the verification. We hope to be very quick in this process, and we hope that in no more than 10 days we will already have an answer for this analysis.
Brazil signed a contract for 20 million Covaxin doses in February for $324 million
A probe reportedly found irregularities in the invoices - particularly a $45 million payment to a Singapore firm
Bharat Biotech has denied any allegation of wrongdoing with respect to vaccine supply
Mystery remains as to why a payment would be routed through a Singapore-based company
Brazil to suspend Covaxin deal with India as graft allegations probed
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Brazil will suspend a $324 million Indian COVID-19 vaccine contract that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities.
The deal to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech s Covaxin shot has become a headache for Bolsonaro after whistleblowers went public with alleged irregularities. One Health Ministry official said he alerted the president about his concerns.
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No wrongdoing, followed legal process for approval : Bharat Biotech after Brazil cancels deal to buy Covaxin doses
The contract for the acquisition of the Covaxin vaccine was signed by the two sides in February for the import of 20 million doses of vaccine by Bharat Biotech.
Updated: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:16 PM IST
New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The Brazilian government on Wednesday announced a temporary suspension of its 20 million doses COVID-19 vaccine contract with Bharat Biotech following allegations of irregularities in the deal, with the Indian drugmaker insisting that it has not received any advance payments.
The city-based firm said it has not received any advance payments and that the company has followed a similar approach in Brazil towards contracts, regulatory approvals and supplies in several countries worldwide, where Covaxin is being supplied successfully.