FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro arrive for a ceremony of release of resources for Primary Health Care in combat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil will suspend a $324 million Indian COVID-19 vaccine contract that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, the health minister said on Tuesday, following the guidance of the federal comptroller, the CGU.
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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