Brazil: Government will direct R $4.5 billion of DPVAT to reinforce SUS budget

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valorinveste.globo.com (16.03.2020) The government will direct R$4.5 billion that are in the DPVAT (a compulsory insurance paid by motor vehicles’ owners) fund to reinforce the SUS budget (Universal Health Insurance), Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said earlier. He said that a source was thus found to double the resources directed to the Ministry of Health to face the coronavirus crisis. Last week, R $ 5 billion were released for the portfolio.

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Redirection of R$4.5 billion that are in the DPVAT (a compulsory insurance paid by motor vehicles’ owners) fund to reinforce the SUS budget (Universal Health Insurance).

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