The data: Brazil is still #2 in vaccines administered among major Latin American countries - behind Chile, which surpasses even US & UK. Numbers are PER-CAPITA 
Well this triggered quite the debate, which is understandable given what's happening in Brazil & elsewhere. I originally wanted to stay out of the politics behind this data - because they're complex, involving multiple countries - but now that we're here I have 2 observations
1) EVERY country is frustrated at slow pace of vaccines. But some really are slower than others. So: Leadership matters. Sometimes it comes from a president, sometimes a health minister, sometimes (ahem) from governors. OR from pre-existing capacity built over many decades
2) Somewhat contradictory, but I think when we write history of COVID-19 one day we'll realize politics was important, but not as critical as we believed at the time. Things like labor informality, willingness to follow rules/laws, & strength of particular variants also key
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