BRASILIA: The US ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday (Apr 7) denied reports that the US government took over Chinese supplies of medical equipment ...
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Minister of Health Luiz Henrique Mandetta attends a news conference, amid the coronavirus outbreak in Brasilia. REUTERS/Adriano MachadoBRASILIA: The US ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday denied reports that the US government took over Chinese supplies of medical equipment that were ordered by Brazil to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
"The US government did not buy or block any material destined for Brazil. Those reports are false. We have investigated this," Ambassador Todd Chapman told reporters in a conference call. Mandetta said last week Brazilian states are well stocked for now, but Brazil had to turn to several countries before it could find a taker - China - for its 1.2 billion reais order to restock.Brazil's education minister has also accused Chinese suppliers of profiteering on the pandemic, and mocked Chinese accents.
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