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cord-349624-2sypsfba	Ferigato, Sabrina	The Brazilian Government's mistakes in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-10-20		.txt	text/plain	546	37	50	Submissions should be made via our electronic submission system at http://ees.elsevier.com/ thelancet/ www.thelancet.com Published online October 20, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)321644 1 The Brazilian Government's mistakes in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic The federal government's denial of science and, consequently, of the seriousness of the pandemic to the health and wellbeing of Brazilians has led to a failure to coordinate, promote, and finance internationally sanctioned public health measures. Yet, primary health care has been overlooked by the federal government as a key element in this public health crisis response. It is necessary to analyse the Brazilian Government's response to the COVID19 pandemic based on trustworthy knowledge built upon scientific facts. A coordinated politi cal response guided by social justice and evidencebased knowledge is essential to managing any public health emergency, especially one with as broad economic and health impacts as COVID19. For more on COVID-19 in Brazil's indigenous population see	./cache/cord-349624-2sypsfba.txt	./txt/cord-349624-2sypsfba.txt