 June 16th, 2020. Good evening. Brazilian National Treasury secretary, Mansueto Almeida, has decided to resign from government within the next few weeks. Almeida, who had occupied the position since April 2018, stated he wished to help in the transition process for his successor. Meanwhile, the countrys Education minister, Abraham Weintraub, has been fined R 2,000 for attending a pro-Bolsonaro protest without wearing a mask, thus violating local Distrito Federal rules, and is rumored to be relieved from his office, especially after president Jair Bolsonaro said he was not prudent. The Brazilian Ministry of Health has officially allowed openly homosexual men to donate their blood, putting an end to a long-standing discrimination. Authorities from the southern city of Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul, have issued a decree shutting down shopping malls and other commercial establishments, after registering a surge in the number of people infected by the novel coronavirus. Finally, on the same day the United States Food and Drug Administration issued an official revocation of its previous authorization for an emergency-use of chloroquine to treat COVID-19, Brazil decided to allow pregnant women and children to use the drug. Take a look at our highlights.. Texto em inglês com áudio da Gazeta do Povo. 