After revelations that the Brazilian military had bought Viagra pills for its troops, a lawmaker claimed Tuesday it had also acquired 60 penile implants -- for reasons that were not divulged.
Congressman Eliaz Vaz, who also exposed the Viagra spending, said the defense ministry had "approved the purchase of 60 penile prostheses.""The question we ask is: why is the Bolsonaro government spending public money to pay for these prostheses?" Vaz said in a note sent to AFP.
"The Brazilian people struggle to get medicines... and yet a group is treated with expensive prostheses." Vaz said the ministry had bought 60 "inflatable silicone penile" implants at a cost of between 50,000 and 60,000 reais each, for three different military hospitals.He said he had obtained the information via government's so-called "transparency portal," which allows access to details on public spending.
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