Bolivia's lawmakers have approved 'Miracle Mineral Solution' — a toxic bleach — as a treatment for COVID-19. Only the president can stop it becoming law

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• Bolivia's lower house of parliament has passed a bill legalizing chlorine dioxide — a toxic bleach — as a COVID-19 treatment. 
• It comes after the Bolivian Senate, its upper house, approved the bill in mid-July.
• Bolivia's own health ministry has warned that the substance is dangerous, but both votes still passed.
• For years an alternative medical movement has claimed that the substance — often called "Miracle Mineral Solution" — cures virtually every known illness. 
• The approval of the bill sets up a clash between parliament and the country's president, who can now veto or approve the bill, reported CNN Español. 
• However, one constitutional expert told Business Insider that Bolivian lawmakers can still choose to override a presidential veto and push the bill through. 
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A bill legalizing a form of toxic bleach as a miracle cure as a COVID-19 treatment has been approved by the lower house of Bolivia's legislature.

According to local media reports, the country's Legislative Assembly approved the bill, which had already passed the Bolivian Senate.

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