A federal judge in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul imposed a fine of 55 million reais (10 million euros) in moral and collective health damages on a group of doctors who promoted ineffective treatments for COVID-19.
The defendants disclosed incorrect information about the use of certain drugs to treat the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus even before the infection was diagnosed, including drugs such as ivermectin and chloroquine, which were part of the so-called “COVID-19 treatment kit.” also defended by former President Jair Bolsonaro.
The State Ministry pointed out that the campaign called “The Pelavida Manifesto”, launched by a group calling itself the “Doctors of Precoce Brazil Treatment”, apart from recommending ineffective substances, did not indicate the possible adverse effects of the coronavirus treatment. with these drugs, which in the case of chloroquine was even counterproductive.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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