# Pazuello confirmed as Brazil's health minister

Date: 2020

On 16 September 2020 army general and logistics specialist [Eduardo Pazuello](/people/eduardo-pazuello) was formally sworn in as Brazil's health minister at the Planalto Palace, after about four months as interim minister during the [COVID-19 pandemic](/drivers/covid-19-pandemic). He had run the ministry since Nelson Teich left in May and was the third health minister under [President Bolsonaro](/people/jair-bolsonaro).

## People

- Eduardo Pazuello: https://factrail.ai/people/eduardo-pazuello

## Sources

- https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2020/09/16/em-ato-no-planalto-pazuello-e-efetivado-e-saude-passa-a-ter-ministro-titular-apos-4-meses.ghtml
- https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/eduardo-pazuello-toma-posse-como-ministro-efetivo-da-saude/
- https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/saude/noticia/2020-09/ao-vivo-eduardo-pazuello-toma-posse-como-ministro-da-saude

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/pazuello-health-minister-2020-09-16