MEASUREMENTS. Some countries exempted pharmaceutical companies from confidentiality agreements, anti-lawsuit clauses, and taxes.

Latin American goverments gave legal and tax benefits to pharmaceutical companies in vaccine purchases

Latin American goverments gave legal and tax benefits to pharmaceutical companies in vaccine purchases

MEASUREMENTS. Some countries exempted pharmaceutical companies from confidentiality agreements, anti-lawsuit clauses, and taxes.

Illustration: Adrian Leos/Poder

One year after the first cases of coronavirus were identified in Latin America, an analysis into the legal measures published by governments finds that 13 Latin American countries changed their laws in order to purchase the Covid-19 vaccine between September 2020 and February 2021. This is a Red Palta report.

Iván Ruiz

Iván Ruiz
X-Twitter@iruiz ivanruiz24@gmail.com

Claudia Ocaranza

Claudia Ocaranza
X-Twitter@clauocaranza coa@poderlatam.org

Romina Colman

Romina Colman
X-Twitter@colmanromi rominacolman@gmail.com

Claudia Chávez Amaya

Claudia Chávez Amaya
X-Twitter@ClaudiaChavez_ claudia@ojo-publico.com
Iván Ruiz
Iván Ruiz X-Twitter@iruiz ivanruiz24@gmail.com
Claudia Ocaranza
Claudia Ocaranza X-Twitter@clauocaranza coa@poderlatam.org
Romina Colman
Romina Colman X-Twitter@colmanromi rominacolman@gmail.com
Claudia Chávez Amaya
Claudia Chávez Amaya X-Twitter@ClaudiaChavez_ claudia@ojo-publico.com

9 Marzo, 2021

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