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Claudio Lottenberg says Bolsonaro’s pandemic conduct should be left in the past
Claudio Lottenberg is being considered for health minister in a possible Flávio Bolsonaro government.
He said Jair Bolsonaro’s conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic should be left in the past.
The article argues that this overlooks the political role of vaccine opposition and other denialist views.
It says that treating the issue as settled could make it harder to address the lasting effects.
Claudio Lottenberg said Jair Bolsonaro’s conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic should be treated as a chapter that has been overcome.
Lottenberg is being considered for health minister in a possible Flávio Bolsonaro government, but his name has not been officially announced.
He said people faced an unexpected phenomenon and did not always have the best tools to make decisions.
A Folha columnist criticized Lottenberg’s remarks, arguing that Bolsonaro’s pandemic conduct reflected political calculation rather than a lack of decision-making tools.
The columnist said it was not possible to be merely technical in a possible Flávio Bolsonaro government.
- Who
- Claudio Lottenberg, a doctor being considered for health minister in a possible Flávio Bolsonaro government.
- What
- He said Jair Bolsonaro’s conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic should be left as a chapter that has been overcome.
- When
- The article was published on October 10, 2026. The interview date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Lottenberg said the pandemic was an unexpected phenomenon and people did not always have the best tools to make decisions.
Claudio Lottenberg
Folha columnist
Interpretation of Bolsonaro’s conduct
Claudio Lottenberg
Lottenberg said people faced an unexpected phenomenon and did not always have the best tools to make decisions.
Folha columnist
The columnist argued that Bolsonaro’s pandemic conduct was a political calculation, not a result of lacking decision-making tools.
How to treat the past
Claudio Lottenberg
Lottenberg said he preferred to leave the conduct as a chapter that had been overcome.
Folha columnist
The columnist objected to treating it as settled and described pandemic denial as a continuing problem.
We were struck by a phenomenon that we could not imagine might happen.
In those moments, people do not always have the best tools to make decisions.
I prefer to leave this as a chapter that has been overcome.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Potential role
- Considered for health minister in a possible Flávio Bolsonaro government
- Official announcement
- Lottenberg’s name had not been officially announced
- Pandemic
- Covid-19
- Publication date
- October 10, 2026
Sources
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