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Opportunities and challenges in the Brazilian Healthcare System

First of all, there is a public healthcare system, that covers around 75% of the Brazilian population and is completely free, although it has huge lines and is very hard to get to an specialist in most part of Brazil. However, most healthcare professionals in Brazil work part or full time in the public healthcare system and it is seem as a huge victory for the Brazilian population to have public healthcare access, although its low quality is among Brazilians most frequent complaints.