Brazil Foreign Minister Asked to Resign Over Virus Diplomacy
- Lawmakers pile pressure on Bolsonaro to fire Ernesto Araujo
- Brazil health system in collapse as pandemic remains unchecked
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Brazilian lawmakers are demanding the ouster of Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo, who they blame for poor diplomatic relations with key vaccine producers amid a rampant coronavirus pandemic.
Relations with other countries on matters related to the virus and vaccine negotiations must be improved, Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco told journalists on Thursday, following similar remarks made by Lower House Speaker Arthur Lira and calls from several senators for the minister to resign.