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Son of Brazil’s health minister acted to release 8.5 million reais for political support

Queiroguinha, minister’s son, is pre-candidate for federal deputy in Paraíba

Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said during a hearing at the House of Representatives that visits by his son Antônio Cristóvão Neto, known as Queiroguinha, were “common visits that a son makes to his father in the work environment. O Globo newspaper, however, points out that the young university student was in Brasilia for another reason.

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A pre-candidate for federal deputy for the PL, the party of President Jair Bolsonaro, Queiroguinha allegedly requested the release of at least R$8.5 million of funds from the Single Health System (SUS) for six municipalities in Paraíba.

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