巴西暂停购买印度疫苗

Brazil suspends $320 million order for 20m Covaxn jabs

巴西暂停了价值3.2亿美元的2000 万剂Covaxn疫苗订单

Brazil will suspend a $324-million contract for Covaxn from Bharat Biotech that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, the health minister said on Tuesday, even as the Indian drugmaker insisted that it has not received any advance payments.

巴西卫生部长周二表示，巴西将暂停与巴拉特生物技术公司一项价值3.24亿美元的Covaxn合同，该合同令巴西总统雅伊尔·博索纳罗陷入违规指控的困境，尽管这家印度制药商坚称没有收到任何预付款。

The deal to buy 20 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine has become a headache for Bolsonaro after whistleblowers went public with alleged irregularities. One health ministry official said he alerted the president about his concerns.

在举报人将涉嫌违规行为公布于众后，购买2000万剂新冠肺炎疫苗的交易已成为博尔索纳罗的一个头疼问题。一名卫生部官员表示，他向总统表示了担忧。

Bolsonaro, whose popularity has faded as Brazil's toll climbed past 500,000, has denied any wrongdoing, saying on Monday he was not aware of any irregularities.

随着巴西死亡人数攀升至50万以上，博索纳罗的支持率有所下降。周一他否认有任何不当行为，并表示不知道有任何违规行为。

Health minister Marcelo Queiroga told a news conference his team would investigate the accusations during the suspension.

卫生部长马塞洛·奎罗加在新闻发布会上表示，他的团队将在暂停合同期间调查这些指控。

"According to the preliminary analysis of the CGU (federal comptroller), there are no irregularities in the contract but, for compliance, the health ministry chose to suspend the contract," the ministry said in a statement.

卫生部在一份声明中说:“根据联邦审计长的初步分析，合同中没有违规行为，但为了遵守规定，卫生部决定中止该合同。”

The contract was also evaluated by the ministry of health's integrity directorate, which will carry out an administrative investigation.

卫生部廉政局也对该合同进行了评估，将进行行政调查。

Brazilian federal prosecutors have opened an investigation, citing comparatively high prices of about $15 a dose, quick talks and pending regulatory approvals as red flags.

巴西联邦检察官已展开调查，相对较高的疫苗价格(约15美元一剂)、快速谈判和轻松通过监管部门批准是政府内部可能存在贪腐的危险信号。

In a statement, Bharat Biotech said it had followed a "step-by-step" approach for the regulatory approval and supply contract of its vaccine in Brazil, and had not received advance payments from the health ministry.

巴拉特生物技术公司在一份声明中表示，该公司已“逐步”获得巴西疫苗的监管批准和供应合同，并没有收到巴西卫生部的预付款。

以下是印度时报读者的评论：译者：Jessica.Wu

kSingh

Bharat biotech is quitely exporting doses even with extreme shortage in india. It has to be with knowledge of this govt.

巴拉特生物技术公司在印度极度短缺的情况下仍在悄悄出口疫苗。政府肯定知道这事。

Guest

Thank you Brazil, we actually couldn't afford to export it too... now you've made things easier.

谢谢巴西，我们也没疫苗出口，这样一来事情变得简单了。

Suresh Kumar

Brazilian rulling party is as bad as our BJP. Both are corrupt to the core.

巴西执政党和我们的人民党一样坏，两者都是腐败至极。

johny

If the supplier is Indian then there has to be corruption. Should investigate if any gujju was involved as middleman.

如果供应商是印度人，那肯定有腐败。应该调查是否有古吉拉特邦人作为中间人参与其中。

UP wala

the scandal is due to $100 million bribe (1/3 of the total cost of order) paid by an Indian company on behalf of Bharat Biotech to get the order to Brazil.

该丑闻是由于一家印度公司代表巴拉特生物技术公司为获得巴西的订单支付了1亿美元的贿赂(占订单总成本的三分之一)。

Anonymous

It's all doing of the US pharmaceutical companies who are maligning India and Indian vaccines so that they can sell their own vaccines there in Brazil

这都是美国制药公司干的，他们诋毁印度和印度疫苗，这样他们就可以向巴西销售自己的疫苗

Vijay

There is shortage of vaccines in India & this Stupid is taking order of 20m doses here people have to visit twice to take single dose

印度疫苗短缺，还接2000万剂的单子，印度人必须跑2趟才能接种上一剂疫苗

kinginchennai

no wonder they have a high amount in the election bribe bond money used to buy other party shameless MLAs

难怪他们在选举中有大量的贿金用来收买其他政党的议员

Tushar Mirani

It is an 'international game', not letting India benefit.

这是一场“国际游戏”，为了不让印度受益。

Sanjoy Pandey

India should now focus on vaccinating 140 crores of Indians.

印度现在应该专注于为14亿印度人接种疫苗。

Rahul Singh

Covaxn is a game changer vaccine as well best in world.

Covaxn是世界上最好的疫苗。

Nationalist

That so called wistleblower might have taken money from other manufacturing companies.

所谓的举报者可能从其他疫苗制造公司拿了钱。

Phantom

It's a deal between a foreign govt & a indian pvt firm ..... still many are imagining indian govt involvement in this !

这是外国政府和印度私营公司之间的交易.....仍然有很多人认为印度政府参与其中！

damn it

No one takes feku seriously

没人把莫迪当回事

Brazil vac

This Brazil pres Bolsonaro is just like Trump. He downplayed Covid until it got out of hand. Brazil is making its own vaccines. Don't know why this fellow wants to import Indian vaccine. May be that's the reason to cancel the Indian deal?

这个巴西总统博索纳罗就像特朗普。他一直轻视新冠疫情，直到事态失控。巴西正在制造自己的疫苗。

不知道这家伙为什么要进口印度疫苗。也许这就是取消合同的原因?

Siddhesh Kothare

I don't doubts made in India Vaccination..But standard, Protocol and PR need to be maintained at very high standards when dealing internationally..

我并不怀疑印度制造的疫苗，但在国际交易中，标准、协议和公关需要保持在非常高的标准。

Ganesh

Modi doing the same mistake ... First he is exporting to foreign countries but in India there is acute shortage

莫迪同样犯了错误…他向国外出口疫苗，但国内却严重短缺

Jay Boro

$15 is high price? here itself it cost $16

15美元算高价吗？在印度卖16美元

Modi's reputation as a liar is compromising India's interests.