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Jair Bolsonaro calls WHO 'political,' threatens Brazil exit
Reuters
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PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. (Reuters Photo)
PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. (Reuters Photo)

President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday unless it stops being a "partisan political organization."

In comments to journalists broadcast on CNN Brasil, Bolsonaro also said hydroxychloroquine "is back" after "sham" studies regarding its efficacy were retracted.

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Bolsonaro has touted the drug as a treatment for the novel coronavirus despite a lack of scientific evidence about its effectiveness.

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(Published 06 June 2020, 08:20 IST)