If Brazil had signed the August 2020 proposal, it could have received around 18.5 million doses by June 2021, Murillo said.
Carlos Murillo, general manager for Latin America at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, said Thursday that three offers were made to Brazil during 2020 to supply vaccines against coronavirus, but all were rejected by President Jair Bolsonaro's government.
Murillo made those statements before the Parliamentary Investigations Commission (CPI), which is conducting an investigation into Bolsonaro's handling of the covid-19 crisis, which many anticipate could lead to his impeachment.
Meanwhile, Bolsonaro lashed out at the CPI's strongman, Senator Renan Calheiros.
The Pfizer executive told the ICC that the first exploratory talks with the Brazilian government were held in May and June 2020, and two letters with concrete offers were sent in August. The first shipments were due to arrive by the end of 2020.