Brazil on a winding road to a vaccine and 5G
by Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson
Every week, Andrew Thompson draws on his great wealth of knowledge and experience of Latin America to bring our audience in-depth insights on economics, political risk, and business in the region.
This week, he reports on Brazil's geo-political manoeuvring as Jair Bolsonaro's government halts Sinovac trials and moves to block Huawei from participating in Brazil's 5G network infrastructure.
These stories are also available on Andrew’s blog site:
What happened?
Brazil has halted final stage trials of the coronavirus vaccine produced and tested by Chinese company Sinovac, to the apparent delight of the country’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, who described the decision on his Facebook page as “another victory” for himself.
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