"According to the preliminary analysis of the CGU, there are no irregularities in the contract, but for compliance, the health ministry chose to suspend the contract," a statement from the ministry read. An official of the health ministry said he, too, alerted the president about his concerns. Also Read: Brazilians protest Bolsonaro's role in half a million Covid-19 deathsBrazil signed a deal with India's Bharat Biotech International Limited for 20 million doses of its anti-Covid vaccine Covaxin. The deal is also under the scanner of a Senate panel probing the federal government's handling of the pandemic. Also, the US and Brazil are the only two countries with a Covid-19 death toll exceeding 500,000.

Source: Hindustan Times June 30, 2021 05:37 UTC