China’s CanSino Cuts Ties With Brazil Firm, Halting Vaccine Licensing

China’s CanSino Cuts Ties With Brazil Firm, Halting Vaccine Licensing
A logo of China's vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc is pictured on the company's headquarters in Tianjin, China, on Aug. 17, 2020. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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BRASILIA—Brazilian health regulator Anvisa has canceled a request for emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s CanSino Biologics Inc. after the laboratory cut ties with its Brazilian representative.

The move follows a wave of scrutiny in Brazil of vaccine contracts negotiated by intermediaries, a common local practice.