São Paulo, Brazil — August 14 (AP) Brazil's Health Minister, Alexandre Padilha, has confidently asserted that his government’s initiative, which recently came under criticism from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, will continue to thrive. Padilha communicated this assurance on social media shortly after the Trump administration intensified sanctions against a Cuban programme responsible for dispatching Cuban doctors to foreign countries, including Brazil. U.S. officials have characterized this initiative as forced labor. “This programme saves lives and is endorsed by those who matter most: the Brazilian people,” Padilha stated in reference to Mais Medicos, or “More Doctors” in Portuguese. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions targeted at certain officials from Brazil, Grenada, and other nations, holding them accountable as “complicit third-country government officials and individuals responsible for Cuba’s exploitative labor export programme.” The Brazilian government has reported that Mais Medicos currently employs nearly 25,000 medical professionals within its borders, though it did not specify how many of these are Cuban. (AP) NPK NPK
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