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A doctor puts on a face shield before going to a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Municipal Hospital Parelheiros SPDM in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 3, 2020. | REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

A doctor puts on a face shield before going to a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Municipal Hospital Parelheiros SPDM in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 3, 2020. | REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Brazilian State-Owned Companies Sued for Failing to Provide Workers Protective Equipment

Prosecutors have filed nearly 70 lawsuits against city governments and state-controlled firms for failing to protect workers from the coronavirus.