A recent tender for pneumococcal vaccinations, which Biovac manufactures locally, was awarded to a foreign supplier to provide a cheaper vaccine that is not as effective as the locally made vaccine that newborns have been receiving to date.
Some Chinese firms have sought to localize to meet Brazil’s stringent local content requirements. This has yielded mixed results. Brazil must craft a long-term strategy for its economic relationship with China to increase the odds that bilateral engagement can advance in a new and more sustainable, mutually beneficial direction.
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