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Caiado Taps Ex-Bolsonaro Minister Mandetta for Health Plan

From Folha de S.Paulo · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Presidential candidate Ronaldo Caiado has enlisted former Health Minister Henrique Mandetta to help shape his government's health policy platform.
  • Mandetta, who served under Jair Bolsonaro, contributed to developing nearly 40 proposals for Caiado's health plan.
  • The plan, set for presentation soon, aims to be comprehensive and address topics not yet covered by other candidates.

Presidential hopeful Ronaldo Caiado (PSD) has brought former Health Minister Henrique Mandetta on board to assist in crafting his government's health policy. Mandetta, who was Jair Bolsonaro's health minister during the COVID-19 pandemic, collaborated with other doctors to develop approximately 40 proposals for the health sector.

Caiado and his running mate, Gilberto Kassab (PSD), are scheduled to present the plan on Monday. "We are going to present a plan that has been thoroughly discussed and is quite comprehensive," Mandetta stated. "There are nearly 40 proposals; we worked along specific lines and will introduce some topics that I haven't seen in other plans yet."

We are going to present a plan that has been thoroughly discussed and is quite comprehensive. There are nearly 40 proposals; we worked along specific lines and will introduce some topics that I haven't seen in other plans yet.

— Henrique MandettaDescribing the scope and content of the health plan developed for Ronaldo Caiado.

Mandetta, dismissed from the Bolsonaro administration in April 2020 due to disagreements over the president's denialist stance, currently has no plans to return to public office. "I am no longer interested [in running for office]; I am only participating in the plan because Caiado is my friend and is serious," said the former minister, who also previously served as a federal deputy.

I am no longer interested [in running for office]; I am only participating in the plan because Caiado is my friend and is serious.

— Henrique MandettaExplaining his current lack of ambition for public office and his reasons for assisting Caiado.
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Originally published by Folha de S.Paulo in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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