Brazil

Brazil military moves to protect Indigenous people from COVID-19 deep in Amazon forest

Brazil’s military delivered protective supplies and medicines this week by helicopter to isolated Amazon indigenous communities bordering Venezuela and tested frightened members for COVID-19. None tested positive to the rapid…

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Brazil coronavirus death toll nears 60,000, confirmed cases top 1.4 million

Brazil registered 1,280 additional COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the country’s confirmed death toll to 59,594, according to Health Ministry data. Total confirmed cases rose by 33,846 to reach…

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Brazil records over 30,000 new cases

Brazil recorded 30,476 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours and 552 additional deaths, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. The nation has now registered 1,344,143…

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Brazil coronavirus cases rise past 1.3 million, deaths total 57,070

Brazil recorded 38,693 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours and 1,109 additional deaths, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. The nation has now registered 1,313,667…

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Argentina, Brazil monitor massive locust swarm

Argentina and Brazil are monitoring the movement of a 15-square-kilometer locust swarm in Argentina’s northeast, though authorities and specialists said so far it had not caused significant damage to crops…

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Brazil confirms 39,483 new cases as Bolsonaro says he may have had Covid-19

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said that he might have contracted the novel coronavirus previously and he may do another test for the disease, having already tested negative for the virus…

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Brazil nears deal to produce Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Brazil is likely to sign a contract this week to produce a trial vaccine developed by Oxford University to guard against the novel coronavirus, the country's interim health minister…

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Brazil demonstrators call for end to Covid restrictions despite surge in deaths

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took the streets of Sao Paulo to call for an end to the coronavirus restrictions and the resumption of economic activities even as Brazil passed 50,000 coronavirus…

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Brazil passes 50,000 coronavirus deaths as outbreak worsens

Brazil, the world's No. 2 coronavirus hot spot after the United States, officially passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, a blow for a country already grappling with more than 1…

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European investors threaten Brazil divestment over deforestation

Seven major European investment firms said they will divest from beef producers, grains traders and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging…

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Brazil records nearly 50,000 coronavirus deaths as crisis deepens

Nearly 50,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Brazil, the world No. 2 hotspot, with 1,022 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said yesterday. A total of 49,976 people…

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Brazil becomes second country to hit one million cases

Brazil has become the second country in the world to confirm more than one million cases of Covid-19, as the disease continues to spread. The health ministry also posted a…

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Brazil coronavirus deaths climb to 46,510, cases near 1 million

Brazil recorded 1,269 additional COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, bringing its official death toll from the novel coronavirus to 46,510, the most in the world outside the United States. The Health…

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Brazil death toll over took Britain’s to become second highest in the world

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation's health system was…

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Brazil confirms 30,000 cases

Brazil reported a total of 802,828 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday, with 30,412 new infections in the last 24 hours in the world’s second worst outbreak after the United…

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Huge vessel logjam in Brazil amid sugar shipping rush

More than 70 ships are lined up at Brazil's port of Santos to load sugar for export in a queue that may take a month to clear after buyers worldwide…

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Brazil reports total of 37,312 coronavirus deaths

Brazil registered 37,312 total coronavirus deaths while overall cases in the country reached 685,427, according to data from the health ministry on Sunday, amid criticism of the government's handling of…

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Bolsonaro threatens WHO exit as COVID-19 kills ‘a Brazilian per minute’

President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the…

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Brazil’s official coronavirus death toll passes Italy

Brazil's total COVID-19 death toll blew past that of Italy on Thursday, as the Health Ministry reported 1,437 deaths in the last 24 hours and 30,925 additional coronavirus cases. The…

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More than 31,000 people have died in Brazil from the coronavirus

Brazil registered a single-day highest total of 1,262 fatalities related to the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 31,199, according to its health…

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Bolsonaro tries to rein in backers as protests shake Brazil

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro told his supporters on Monday they should put off their protests against the country's Supreme Court next weekend after counter-demonstrations triggered violent clashes on Sunday. "Leave…

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Photo Story: Violent protests in Brazil

A person is hit with a shield by police during Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro protests in Sao Pablo, Brazil, 31 May 2020. Groups of supporters and detractors of the Brazilian…

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Brazil passes 500,000 Covid-19 cases

Brazil has reported 16,409 new coronavirus cases taking the total of infected cases to 514,849. It keeps the country in second place in terms of infections, behind the US on…

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Photo story: Drive-thru weddings in Brazil to avoid COVID-19

Maria Carolina Velludo (C) and Carlos Henrique de Souza (R), listen to the judge officiating their marriage, while they sit in the back of a car, amid the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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Brazil records more than 1,000 deaths and 20,000 cases in a single day

Brazil had another 1,086 coronavirus-related deaths over the previous 24 hours, the country's health ministry reported -- taking the national toll to 25,598. The ministry said 20,599 new cases were…

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Brazil surpasses U.S. daily virus death toll

On Monday the White House moved up a travel ban on foreigners who have been to Brazil over the past two weeks, just as Brazil's daily death toll from the…

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Brazilian tribes unhappy with missionaries in indigenous community

Indigenous organizations in Brazil protested on Friday against the inclusion in a bill on emergency assistance to tribes in the coronavirus pandemic of a paragraph authorizing Christian missionaries to remain…

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US to restrict travel from Brazil for non-citizens

The White House on Sunday said it was restricting travel from Brazil to the United States, two days after the South American nation became the world's No. 2 hotspot for…

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Brazil’s coronavirus fatalities surpasses the 22,000 mark

Brazil registered 965 new coronavirus deaths on Saturday, taking the total number of fatalities to 22,013, the Health Ministry said. The country now has 347,398 confirmed cases, according to the…

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Brazil suffers record daily Covid-19 death toll

Brazil's daily death toll from the new coronavirus jumped to a record 1,179 on Tuesday as President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on chloroquine as a possible remedy and U.S. leader…

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Hospitals in Brazil, ‘near collapse’

The mayor of Brazil's largest city, São Paulo, has said its health system could collapse as demand grows for emergency beds to deal with coronavirus cases. Bruno Covas said the…

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Brazil’s outbreak now fourth largest in the world

Brazil’s confirmed coronavirus cases rose on Saturday past those of Spain and Italy, outbreak the fourth largest in the world. Brazil’s health ministry registered 14,919 new confirmed cases in the…

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Brazil’s LATAM airlines to lay off 1,400 employees

LATAM Airlines Group, the region's largest carrier, will lay off 1,400 employees, the company said on Friday, marking the first instance of a major Latin American airline laying off staff…

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Brazil Health minister resigns after less than a month in office

Brazil’s outgoing health minister Nelson Teich said in a press briefing on Friday that he had decided to resign from his position, becoming the second person to leave the top…

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Brazil and Mexico report record surge in coronavirus cases

Brazil and Mexico on Thursday reported a record one-day rise in new coronavirus cases, just as leaders of both countries intensified attempts to reopen their economies even as the spread…

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Coronavirus cases in Brazil continue to increase

Brazil's confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus passed Germany, as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fought states over his wish to reopen gyms and beauty parlors even as his country becomes…

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Indigenous people cutting off from their external communities to preserve their culture in wake of pandemic

Indigenous peoples across Latin America are cutting off their communities from the outside world, worried that the coronavirus could pose a grave threat to their culture by putting at risk…

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Brazil hits record coronavirus deaths

Brazil, one of the world’s emerging coronavirus hot spots, registered a record number of cases and deaths on Wednesday, prompting the health minister to flag the possibility of strict lockdowns…

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Record daily deaths in Brazil

Brazil confirmed its highest daily coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, indicating that the nation is still in the thick of its battle against the virus, even as some areas of the…

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Total coronavirus cases in Brazil rise above 100,000

There have been 4,588 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Brazil and 275 deaths over the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday, bringing total confirmed cases…

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Concern grows as Brazil coronavirus cases increase

Brazil’s virtually uncontrolled surge of COVID-19 cases is spawning fear that construction workers, truck drivers and tourists from Latin America’s biggest nation will spread the disease to neighbouring countries…

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Brazil becoming coronavirus hot spot

Cases of the new coronavirus are overwhelming hospitals, morgues and cemeteries across Brazil as Latin America’s largest nation veers closer to becoming one of the world’s pandemic hot spots. Medical…

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Bolsonaro fires Brazil’s health minister

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired his health minister on Thursday after clashing with him over how to fight the new coronavirus, and again called for states to end stay-at-home orders…

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A doctor’s coat and a stethoscope – Brazil pays tribute to healthcare workers

Brazil paid tribute to healthcare workers on Easter Sunday by projecting a doctor coat and stethoscope onto the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue as Mass was celebrated below. via…

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Fear Bolsonaro is dragging Brazil towards coronavirus disaster

Medical experts have said they fear that Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, could be hastening the country’s march towards a devastating public health crisis like those to have hit northern Italy…

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Coronavirus hits remote Amazon tribe in Brazil killing 15-year-old boy

A 15-year-old member of a remote Amazon tribe in Brazil has died after contracting coronavirus. Alvanei Xirixan died in intensive care in the main hospital of Boa Vista, capital of…

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Photo Story: Rio salutes Brazilian health workers

Christ the Redeemer statue is illuminated with the projection of a health worker's uniform during a religious ceremony to celebrate Easter Sunday, on Mount Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Via…

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Brazil reports over 1,000 deaths

Brazil has become the first country in the southern hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths with coronavirus. The South American country has recorded at least 1,068 deaths and 19,789 cases, according…

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Photo Story: Brazil increases graves at cemetery

An aerial view of the Vila Formosa cemetery, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Vila Formosa cemetery, in the eastern part of Sao Paulo, is the largest in Latin America. The…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Aerial photo with a drone shows the Copacabana beach without visitors due to COVID-19 crisis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. EPA-EFE/Antonio Lacerda

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Brazil reports its first coronavirus case among Amazon tribes

An indigenous woman in a village deep in the Amazon rainforest has contracted the novel coronavirus, the first case reported among Brazil's more than 300 tribes, the Health Ministry's indigenous health…

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Bolsonaro threatens he will sack health minister if he criticizes his approach to Covid19

Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly told his health minister he will sack him if he dares criticise his handling of the coronavirus crisis. According to a report in the Estado de…

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Fears for indigenous tribes after doctor in Amazon tests positive

There are fears remote indigenous communities could be decimated by the coronavirus after a doctor working with an Amazon tribe was confirmed to have the disease. The doctor had…

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Brazil’s Maracana stadium to serve as coronavirus hospital

Brazil’s Maracana sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, which includes the world famous soccer stadium, will become a temporary hospital to help fight coronavirus, state authorities said on Thursday. As…

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Bolsonaro urges Brazilians to get back to work, says concern over coronavirus overblown

As Brazil's largest city went into lockdown, President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday took aim at the "hysteria" over the coronavirus and urged that life must continue and jobs be preserved.…

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No Comment – Che Dio sia con voi…

From Brazil - Via Cosmo De La Fuente Facebook The number of people who contracted the coronavirus in Italy has now topped 1,000, at 1,016, 189 more than Wednesday, Emergency…

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Photo Story: Rio prepares for Carnival

A handout photo made available by the Tourist Information centre in Rio de Janeiro (RioTur) shows thousands of people joining the 'Fogo e Paixao' troupe to celebrate in advance the…

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