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Brazil general named health minister after months as interim

by Associated Press
| September 16, 2020 5:03 PM

SAO PAULO (AP) — Gen. Eduardo Pazuello on Wednesday became Brazil’s third health minister during the coronavirus pandemic, after nearly four months holding the position on an interim basis and almost 120,000 COVID-19 deaths during that time.

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