 NOVA LIMA, Brazil and MINAS GERAIS, Brazil, Dec. 23, 2020 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Afya Limited, or Afya Nasdaq: AFYA, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program. Under the share buyback program, Afya may repurchase up to 1,015,844 of its outstanding Class A common shares in the open market, based on prevailing market prices, or in privately negotiated transactions, over a period beginning on December 24, 2020 continuing until the earlier of the completion of the repurchase or December 31, 2021, depending upon market conditions. 