The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic posed several challenges to the Brazilian health system, among them the general context of ambiguity and uncertainty and the conflicting positioning of the government in power concerning scientific advice resources. Different aspects can be analyzed to explore the dynamics of strengthening and resilience of the system. This paper focuses on its analytical capacity, examining how it was developed and recently challenged. The investigation employed survey data, analysis of official documents and newspaper articles, and in-depth interviews with specialists and federal bureaucrats. The research shows the magnitude and relevance of that dimension of policy capacity in the federal health system and how it was crucial to the resilience of the system in defining the directions of the fight against COVID-19 in Brazil, although scientific-based recommendations were rejected by political leaders.

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分析能力是巴西应对 COVID-19 的关键条件

2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行给巴西卫生系统带来了多项挑战，其中包括模棱两可和不确定性的总体背景，以及执政政府在科学建议资源方面的矛盾定位。可以分析不同的方面来探索系统的强化和弹性的动态。本文侧重于其分析能力，研究它是如何发展和最近受到挑战的。调查采用了调查数据、对官方文件和报纸文章的分析，以及对专家和联邦官员的深入采访。