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Roberta Rodrigues Marques da Silva

Associate Professor at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO). PhD in Political Science from IESP-UERJ and Master's Degree in International Relations from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).

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Lack of medicines in Brazil: a problem that comes from outside and meets with political inertia 

Brazil depends on imported supplies, especially from China, where 95% of its medicines come from, and its production chains have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.