Romeu Zema defends changes in the federal health pact so that mayors are not victims of 'vote blackmail'
cbn26 August 2026 at 18:58
The presidential candidate for NOVO, Romeu Zema, defended during a visit to the Regional Hospital of Teófilo Otoni, in Minas Gerais, changes to the federal health pact to end the alleged practice of "blackmail" that mayors suffer from federal and state deputies in exchange for fund transfers. Zema criticized the current model in which the federal government concentrates most health resources, causing mayors to become dependent on political negotiations to obtain funds. If elected, he proposes a reform in SUS management so that resources are automatically transferred to municipalities, removing mayors from the condition of "hostages to political scheming."
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