RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – STF Justice Gilmar Mendes on Sunday, December 19, criticized threats made to employees of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA).
On Twitter, he said that “the persecution of ANVISA officials is a national disgrace.”
The agency released a statement earlier in the day about new insults and threats made to employees.
Messages were published on social networks indicating potential attacks on the agency’s directors and employees for authorizing the use of Pfizer’s vaccine for children aged 5 to 11.