Brazilian gravedigger takes Covid-19 more seriously than his President
4 years, 6 months ago

Brazilian gravedigger takes Covid-19 more seriously than his President

CNN  

São Paulo, Brazil CNN — Adenilson Costa has worked at the Vila Formosa graveyard for a quarter of a century and he says he has never seen the fresh graves fill up so fast. Evelio Contreras/CNN He spoke on a momentous day for Brazil – a day when the Health Ministry announced more than 45,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the country, one of them the President, Jair Bolsonaro. Former health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, at right in this photo from March, disagreed with President Jair Bolsonaro, left, over how to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. “His message could be a disaster in a country that has so many people that really listen more to messages than read about things.” Mandetta said he and other ministers tried to warn Bolsonaro to take the pandemic seriously and make a national plan to tackle it. Evelio Contreras/CNN Mandetta says he hopes the President gets well but also hopes he thinks of all the other Brazilians who got a positive Covid test result on the same day as Bolsonaro.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro faces questioning in fake vaccine card investigation
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces questioning in fake vaccine card investigation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro …

Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro is questioned in fake-vaccine-card investigation
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro is questioned in fake-vaccine-card investigation

LA Times  

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to reporters outside his home in Brasilia on May 3, 2023, after a police search. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was questioned Tuesday by federal police in an investigation into allegations that COVID-19 vaccine cards were falsified to get around U.S. vaccination requirements. Other legal headaches for Bolsonaro include an investigation into his role …

Brazilian police raid former president Jair Bolsonaro's home amid probe into COVID-19 vaccination record
1 year, 8 months ago

Brazilian police raid former president Jair Bolsonaro's home amid probe into COVID-19 vaccination record

ABC  

Brazilian police have raided former president Jair Bolsonaro's home and seized his mobile phone as part of an investigation into his COVID-19 vaccination records. Key points: Jair Bolsonaro is a strident coronavirus sceptic who vowed never to get a COVID vaccine Health records made public in February showed he was registered as vaccinated Federal police are said to have found …

Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world
1 year, 9 months ago

Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second most victims of the virus after the United States. Brazilian health experts say most people dying of COVID-19 in recent days are either unvaccinated or suffer from other debilitating diseases. “The vaccine currently available in every health care …

Brazilian President Bolsonaro hospitalized in Sao Paulo
3 years ago

Brazilian President Bolsonaro hospitalized in Sao Paulo

The Independent  

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Brazil's Bolsonaro says daughter, 11, will not get COVID-19 jab
3 years ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro says daughter, 11, will not get COVID-19 jab

India Today  

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not vaccinate his 11-year-old daughter against COVID-19, he said on Monday, maintaining the firm anti-vaccine stance that has drawn criticism from public health experts and hit his poll numbers. Vaccination of children has been a hot topic in Brazil, where Bolsonaro's core supporters have fervently opposed the measure, even as the vast majority of the …

Brazil's Bolsonaro to be investigated for linking vaccine and AIDS
3 years, 1 month ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro to be investigated for linking vaccine and AIDS

The Hindu  

A justice of Brazil’s top court ordered on December 3 that President Jair Bolsonaro be investigated for comments linking COVID-19 vaccines to AIDS — an assertion rejected by doctors and scientists. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes instructed the country’s top prosecutor, Augusto Aras, to look into the accusation raised by a pandemic inquiry conducted by Brazil’s Senate. Mr. Moraes …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro investigated for linking vaccine and AIDS
3 years, 1 month ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro investigated for linking vaccine and AIDS

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — A justice of Brazil’s top court ordered on Friday that President Jair Bolsonaro be investigated for comments linking COVID-19 vaccines to AIDS — an assertion rejected by doctors and scientists. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes instructed the country’s top prosecutor, Augusto Aras, to look into the accusation raised by a pandemic inquiry conducted by Brazil’s Senate. …

Brazil orders probe into Bolsonaro linking COVID vaccine and AIDS
3 years, 1 month ago

Brazil orders probe into Bolsonaro linking COVID vaccine and AIDS

Al Jazeera  

President Bolsonaro had claimed that COVID-19 vaccines may raise the chance of contracting AIDS. The Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered a probe into President Jair Bolsonaro for claiming that COVID-19 vaccines may increase the chances of contracting AIDS. In a live broadcast on October 24, Bolsonaro said that “official reports from the UK government suggest that fully vaccinated people …

Brazil Senate report backs criminal charges against Bolsonaro
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil Senate report backs criminal charges against Bolsonaro

Al Jazeera  

Report recommends that president be indicted for nine crimes related to his handling of the pandemic that killed more than 600,000 people. A Brazilian Senate investigative committee has approved a report that calls for President Jair Bolsonaro to be indicted for nine crimes related to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, including crimes against humanity. “The chaos of Jair Bolsonaro’s …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro: pandemic inquiry accusations ‘fantasies’
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro: pandemic inquiry accusations ‘fantasies’

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday the charges that a Senate report has recommended he should face are “fantasies” and should be ignored. The report presented on Wednesday alleged Bolsonaro committed crimes against humanity, among other proposed charges, for bungling Brazil’s response to COVID-19 and contributing to the country having the world’s second-highest pandemic death toll. I …

'Pandemic charges are fantasies': Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on accusations against him
3 years, 2 months ago

'Pandemic charges are fantasies': Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on accusations against him

India Today  

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday the 11 charges against him recommended in a senate pandemic report are fantasies and should be ignored. The report read in the legislature on Wednesday alleged Bolsonaro committed crimes against humanity, among other proposed charges, for bungling Brazil’s response to Covid-19 and contributing to the country having the world’s second-highest pandemic death toll. I …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro accused of crimes against humanity over COVID
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro accused of crimes against humanity over COVID

Al Jazeera  

Senate report says Bolsonaro – who faces an election next year – is ‘the main person responsible for the government’s mistakes during the pandemic’. By insisting on so-called early treatment drugs like the anti-malarial medication hydroxychloroquine as “practically the only government policy to fight the pandemic,” the report states that “Jair Bolsonaro strongly collaborated for COVID-19′s spread in Brazilian territory …

Brazil Senate report urges charging Jair Bolsonaro over pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil Senate report urges charging Jair Bolsonaro over pandemic

The Hindu  

A Brazilian senator has formally presented a report recommending President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on criminal charges for allegedly bungling Brazil's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and pushing the country's death toll to second-highest in the world. The report by Senator Renan Calheiros is based on six months of work by the committee investigating the government's management of the pandemic …

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro to face charge of 'intentional' crimes over Covid response
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro to face charge of 'intentional' crimes over Covid response

India Today  

A Brazilian Senate committee will on Wednesday ask that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with "intentional" crimes over his management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left 600,000 of his compatriots dead. Following six months of eventful hearings, with emotional witness statements and chilling revelations about the use of ineffective medication on "human guinea pigs," the committee of inquiry will …

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirms not getting vaccinated against Covid-19
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirms not getting vaccinated against Covid-19

India Today  

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed he will not get vaccinated against Covid-19, having previously said he would be the "last Brazilian" to do so. Bolsonaro is also strongly opposed to the health passes, given to those that are vaccinated, required by some large Brazilian cities in order to access certain public spaces. If a citizen doesn't want to get …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he is ‘bored’ with COVID deaths questions
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he is ‘bored’ with COVID deaths questions

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has said he did not want to be “bored” with questions about the country’s coronavirus death toll, just days after Brazil became the second country in the world to surpass 600,000 fatalities. “Look, I didn’t come here to be bored.” Brazil surpassed 600,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday, the country’s health ministry announced, spurring more public …

Doctors claim Brazil hospitals gave dodgy COVID-19 care
3 years, 3 months ago

Doctors claim Brazil hospitals gave dodgy COVID-19 care

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Irene Castilho didn’t even have a day to grieve after her husband died of COVID-19. Whistleblowing doctors, through their lawyer, testified at the Senate last week that Prevent Senior enlisted participants to test unproven drugs without proper consent and forced doctors to toe the line on prescribing unproven drugs touted by President Jair Bolsonaro as part of …

‘Horrific milestone’: Brazil surpasses 600,000 COVID deaths
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Horrific milestone’: Brazil surpasses 600,000 COVID deaths

Al Jazeera  

President Bolsonaro continues to face widespread criticism and anger over his government’s handling of the pandemic. Brazil has become only the second country in the world to record more than 600,000 coronavirus deaths, as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic continues to face sharp criticism and scrutiny. “The president discouraged sanitary standards, challenged mask use, condemned social distancing, …

Four from Brazilian President Bolsonaro's inner circle test Covid positive: Two accompanied him at UNGA
3 years, 3 months ago

Four from Brazilian President Bolsonaro's inner circle test Covid positive: Two accompanied him at UNGA

India Today  

Days after the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro addressed the United Nations General Assembly several members who accompanied him to the annual gathering have tested positive for Covid-19. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro pulls off his protective face mask to address the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly. Apart from the health Minister, Bolsonaro's son Eduardo and Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina …

Brazil health minister tests Covid positive hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to UNGA
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil health minister tests Covid positive hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to UNGA

India TV News  

Brazil's health minister tested positive for the coronavirus in New York after President Jair Bolsonaro spoke at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. Other members of Brazil’s government in New York tested negative for the virus, the statement said. I'll last year with Covid-19, the disease that can be caused by the coronavirus, Bolsonaro has said several times over the …

Brazil's Health Minister Tests Positive for Covid-19 at UN Gathering
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil's Health Minister Tests Positive for Covid-19 at UN Gathering

News 18  

Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday after attending the UN General Assembly in New York that was inaugurated by his president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to an official statement. Queiroga, who had received a Covid-19 vaccine, was the second member of Bolsonaro’s entourage to test positive for the virus since arriving in New York for the UN …

Brazilians protest Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazilians protest Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Thousands demonstrate after Brazil’s top court authorises a probe into the president’s response to vaccine allegations. Thousands of people have protested across Brazil against Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic after the country’s top court authorised an investigation into the president’s response to corruption allegations related to the procurement of vaccines. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber authorised a …

Brazil passes 500,000 COVID deaths as anti-gov’t protesters rally
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil passes 500,000 COVID deaths as anti-gov’t protesters rally

Al Jazeera  

Thousands protest President Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response as Brazil’s COVID death toll, the second-highest in the world, passes 500,000. Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Brazil to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response as the country’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 500,000. Brazil has registered 500,800 deaths from 17,883,750 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to health ministry data …

Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world — science is on trial inside the country and the truth is up for grabs. With the milestone likely to be reached this weekend, Brazil’s Senate is publicly investigating how the toll got so high, focusing on why President Jair Bolsonaro’s …

Brazilians bang pots in protest as 2,500 more die of COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Brazilians bang pots in protest as 2,500 more die of COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Almost 100,000 Brazilians came down with the coronavirus and 2,507 died on Wednesday as President Jair Bolsonaro struggles to deal with pandemic. Pot-banging protests have erupted across several cities in Brazil as President Jair Bolsonaro addressed the nation, just days after protesters took to the streets over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far killed almost half …

Brazil protesters denounce Bolsonaro over COVID crisis
3 years, 7 months ago

Brazil protesters denounce Bolsonaro over COVID crisis

Al Jazeera  

Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing a Senate inquiry into his government’s handling of the pandemic. Protesters have taken to the streets across Brazil to protest against far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 459,000 people in the South American nation. A Brazilian Senate commission is conducting an investigation into his government’s …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro fined for breaking COVID public health rules
3 years, 7 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro fined for breaking COVID public health rules

Al Jazeera  

Jair Bolsonaro faces mounting public pressure and a Senate inquiry into his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a COVID-19 sceptic who has refused to enact public health measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus, has been fined for failing to adhere to health safety regulations at a public event in Maranhao state. State Governor …

Brazil senator says Bolsonaro never wanted Covid-19 vaccines, preferred herd immunity
3 years, 7 months ago

Brazil senator says Bolsonaro never wanted Covid-19 vaccines, preferred herd immunity

India Today  

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro never wanted to buy Covid-19 vaccines and originally bet on herd immunity beating the coronavirus, the senator leading the upper house's inquiry into the government's handling of the crisis said on Friday. "I think everything points in that direction," Calheiros said, regarding Bolsonaro's preference for herd immunity. "This is why he never wanted a vaccine," Calheiros …

President Bolsonaro exacerbated Covid pandemic in Brazil: Ex-minister
3 years, 8 months ago

President Bolsonaro exacerbated Covid pandemic in Brazil: Ex-minister

India Today  

Brazil's ex-health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta told a Senate inquiry Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro repeatedly ignored warnings that his response to the coronavirus pandemic risked causing the health system to collapse. Mandetta, who resigned in April 2020 after clashing with Bolsonaro over Covid-19, bluntly criticized his ex-boss in testimony to a commission investigating whether the far-right leader's administration has …

‘I warned Bolsonaro’, ex-Brazil minister testifies in COVID probe
3 years, 8 months ago

‘I warned Bolsonaro’, ex-Brazil minister testifies in COVID probe

Al Jazeera  

Ex-health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta says he told President Jair Bolsonaro to listen to the science to fight virus. Brazil’s former health minister has told a parliamentary inquiry that far-right President Jair Bolsonaro ignored repeated warnings that his approach to COVID-19 could cause the health system to collapse in the South American nation. Luiz Henrique Mandetta, who was fired in …

Thousands rally for Bolsonaro despite Brazil’s COVID crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

Thousands rally for Bolsonaro despite Brazil’s COVID crisis

Al Jazeera  

Show of support for far-right Brazilian president comes as Jair Bolsonaro faces Senate probe into handling of pandemic. Thousands of people have rallied across Brazil in support of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, whose handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely decried amid a continuing surge in deaths and infections. “It’s a critical moment and Bolsonaro needs the people’s support,” …

Brazilian Senate opens inquiry into Bolsonaro’s COVID handling
3 years, 8 months ago

Brazilian Senate opens inquiry into Bolsonaro’s COVID handling

Al Jazeera  

Investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro comes as Brazil is set to surpass 400,000 coronavirus deaths this week. Brazil’s Senate has opened its inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro‘s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the South American country rapidly approaches the sombre milestone of 400,000 coronavirus-related deaths. The government of Bolsonaro, a far-right COVID-19 sceptic who has downplayed the virus and …

Brazil Senate investigating Bolsonaro’s handling of COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Brazil Senate investigating Bolsonaro’s handling of COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro continues to downplay the coronavirus, despite still surging infections and deaths. Sao Paulo, Brazil – The Brazilian Senate has launched an inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, widely condemned by medical experts as one of the world’s worst. “The performance of the government in tackling the pandemic was the worst it could …

Brazil Senate pushes forward with probe of Bolsonaro's Covid-19 response
3 years, 8 months ago

Brazil Senate pushes forward with probe of Bolsonaro's Covid-19 response

India Today  

Brazil's Senate on Tuesday launched a probe into President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic is pushing Brazil's medical system to the limit in many parts of the country, partly due to the so-called P1 variant, which many medical experts believe is particularly infectious and deadly. A Supreme Court judge ruled last week that enough senators …

In new grim record, Brazil surpasses 4,000 daily COVID deaths
3 years, 9 months ago

In new grim record, Brazil surpasses 4,000 daily COVID deaths

Al Jazeera  

Coronavirus surge is spurring desperate calls for strict lockdown measures, but President Bolsonaro still rejects curbs. For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, a new grim milestone for the country as President Jair Bolsonaro continues to reject public health restrictions. “We’re in a dreadful …

Brazil's strongman leader and a deadly COVID-19 variant are a ‘perfect storm’ for the world’s coronavirus epicentre
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil's strongman leader and a deadly COVID-19 variant are a ‘perfect storm’ for the world’s coronavirus epicentre

ABC  

Even with the coronavirus surging across Brazil, Fabricio Silva Costa never thought he would get COVID-19. Key points: Many of Brazil's ICU wards are at 90 per cent or above capacity Many of Brazil's ICU wards are at 90 per cent or above capacity Sharp increase of patients under the age of 60 is thought in part to be due …

Brazil coronavirus deaths 'biggest genocide in our history': Former President Lula da Silva
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil coronavirus deaths 'biggest genocide in our history': Former President Lula da Silva

India Today  

Brazil's over 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus amount to the 'biggest genocide' in the Latin American country's history, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday in a scathing attack on current leader Jair Bolsonaro. It's the biggest genocide in our history," Lula told Germany's Der Spiegel weekly, adding that Bolsonaro had lied to the Brazilian people about the …

Brazil’s COVID deaths ‘biggest genocide in our history’: Lula
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil’s COVID deaths ‘biggest genocide in our history’: Lula

Al Jazeera  

Former left-wing president hits out at President Jair Bolsonaro, saying the country will not withstand COVID if ‘he continues to govern’. Brazil’s more than 300,000 deaths from COVID-19 amount to the “biggest genocide” in the Latin American country’s history, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday in a scathing attack on current leader Jair Bolsonaro. It’s the …

Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths
3 years, 9 months ago

Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing. Some, fatal.” Opposition Sen. Alessandro Vieira, who is recovering from COVID-19 at home, said the Senate’s president won’t be able to hold back a congressional investigation into the government’s handling of the pandemic much longer. Bolsonaro …

Bolsonaro under pressure as Brazil COVID deaths top 300,000
3 years, 9 months ago

Bolsonaro under pressure as Brazil COVID deaths top 300,000

Al Jazeera  

Latin American nation becomes the second country to reach the grim milestone after the United States. Brazil has topped 300,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, becoming the second country to do so amid a spike in infections that has seen the South American country report record death tolls in recent days. On Wednesday, Brazil’s health ministry reported 2,009 daily COVID-19 deaths, bringing …

Brazil sets new COVID deaths record as health minister sworn in
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil sets new COVID deaths record as health minister sworn in

Al Jazeera  

Marcelo Queiroga is fourth health minister in hard-hit South American nation since start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed his fourth health minister since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the South American country registered a new single-day record for coronavirus deaths. Bolsonaro, a coronavirus sceptic who continues to reject public health restrictions and lockdowns …

Brazil CEOs and economists blast Bolsonaro’s COVID response
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil CEOs and economists blast Bolsonaro’s COVID response

Al Jazeera  

President Bolsonaro says he is still not convinced by COVID lockdowns as cases soar in Latin America’s largest country. Hundreds of Brazilian business leaders and economists blasted President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus crisis on Monday and called for a new policy approach as the country enters a critical phase of its COVID-19 outbreak. Brazil’s government is racing to …

Bolsonaro asks court to reverse Brazil’s COVID-19 restrictions
3 years, 9 months ago

Bolsonaro asks court to reverse Brazil’s COVID-19 restrictions

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll has increased sharply in recent weeks, to more than 290,000, second only to that of the US. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly asked the country’s Supreme Court to reverse coronavirus restrictions imposed by several federal states, despite infection numbers reaching new heights. Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll has increased sharply in recent weeks, to more than …

Brazil records more than 90,000 new COVID cases in a single day
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil records more than 90,000 new COVID cases in a single day

Al Jazeera  

Brazil has reported a single-day record of 90,303 new cases of COVID-19, as the South American nation continues to grapple with mounting coronavirus infections and deaths. Bolsonaro, a COVID-19 sceptic who has eschewed public health measures such as mask-wearing and social distancing, earlier this week said Brazil is entering a “more aggressive phase” in its fight against the virus. “We …

Brazil hits new daily COVID deaths record as crisis escalates
3 years, 10 months ago

Brazil hits new daily COVID deaths record as crisis escalates

Al Jazeera  

More than 2,280 single-day coronavirus deaths come as President Jair Bolsonaro signs bill to speed up vaccine purchases. The Brazilian Health Ministry said on Wednesday that 2,286 people had died in the previous 24 hours – up from 1,972 deaths reported a day earlier. During a news briefing, PAHO Director Carissa Etienne warned that “cases are on the rise in …

Brazil’s COVID-19 catastrophe: nothing less than criminal
3 years, 11 months ago

Brazil’s COVID-19 catastrophe: nothing less than criminal

Al Jazeera  

Brazil will, eventually, defeat this virus. Beyond his efforts to downplay the severity of the crisis and spread misinformation about treatment methods, the president’s isolationist foreign policy and combative attitude towards China also hindered Brazil’s efforts to secure COVID-19 vaccines. All this hindered Brazil’s plans for domestic vaccine production, as the core ingredients for the two vaccines approved for use …

More Brazil protests against Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 response
3 years, 11 months ago

More Brazil protests against Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 response

Al Jazeera  

President Jair Bolsonaro is facing increased pressure as coronavirus cases and deaths surge across Brazil. Protesters in Brazil rallied for the second straight weekend in multiple cities to demand the resignation of President Jair Bolsonaro for his government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country earlier this month approved two vaccines – China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd and the UK’s AstraZeneca …

Brazil’s top court OKs probe into handling of COVID-19 in Manaus
3 years, 11 months ago

Brazil’s top court OKs probe into handling of COVID-19 in Manaus

Al Jazeera  

Surge in infections and hospitalisations is overwhelming health system in capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state. A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has approved an investigation into the health minister’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Amazonian city of Manaus, where the health system has been pushed to its limits by a surge in infections. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Ricardo Lewandowski …

Brazil passes 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, 2nd most in world
4 years ago

Brazil passes 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, 2nd most in world

The Hindu  

Brazil passed 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic Thursday. A five-day New Year’s bash drew 150 people near the property owned by soccer star Neymar outside Rio, although he denied any association with the VIP event. And cops in the city of Bertioga on Sao Paulo's coast used tear gas to disperse a celebration in the early hours New Year's …

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