The Brazilian military has apparently ordered thousands of doses of sexual enhancers. Congressman Elias Vaz said Monday he learned through a freedom of information request that President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration had authorized an order for 35,000 erectile dysfunction pills for the armed forces.
“Our hospitals don’t have enough medicines and Bolsonaro and his people are using public money to buy the little blue pill,” the opposition MP said, referring to the well-known sexual enhancer Viagra. Viagra is not mentioned by name in the documents he received. However, it was called Sildenfil, the active ingredient in Viagra, the MP explained.
“For High Blood Pressure”
The Defense Department explained that the pills are, in fact, “for the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension,” or high blood pressure in the lungs — another use for sildenafil.
That did not stop the ridicule of internet users. Cartoons of tanks with hanging weapons circulated on Twitter. “Some say these pills are designed to help the armed forces f*** democracy even more,” wrote the satirical site Sensacionalista. Bolsonaro is a former army commander and often speaks favorably of the Brazilian military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985.
Left-wing congressmen Marcelo Freixo and Elias Vaz, meanwhile, said they would ask prosecutors to investigate the sex pill bill. They said there was evidence that the government had overcharged by up to 143 percent – a possible sign of corruption.
Source: Krone
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