Brazil economists call for tougher measures as cases ramp up
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil economists call for tougher measures as cases ramp up

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Hundreds of Brazilian economists, including former finance ministers and central bank presidents, urged the Brazilian government in an open letter published on Monday to speed up vaccination and adopt tougher restrictions to stop the rampant spread of COVID-19. “This recession, as well as its harmful social consequences, was caused by the pandemic and will not be overcome until the pandemic is controlled through competent action from the federal government,” the letter read. “It is urgent that the different levels of government prepare to implement an emergency lockdown.” Brazil Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said Monday that mass vaccination had to be accelerated “to ensure a safe return to work”, especially for the most vulnerable. Just last week, the president sought to lift restrictions imposed in the Federal District, Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul via the Supreme Court, online news site G1 reported.

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Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world
1 year, 8 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 …

Brazil cannot afford to let Bolsonaro off the hook
2 years ago

Brazil cannot afford to let Bolsonaro off the hook

Al Jazeera  

“I have nothing to do with your son’s eye. You won’t go through here.” This is what a supporter of Brazil’s outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro told a desperate father begging him to end the roadblock between the central Brazilian cities of Sorriso and Cuiabá so that his nine-year-old son would not miss a crucial surgery to repair his cornea. Since …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro to receive pension as ex-lawmaker
2 years ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro to receive pension as ex-lawmaker

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was beaten by leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October’s presidential election, is receiving a pension for the years he spent as a lawmaker on top of the pension he receives as a former army captain. Bolsonaro, who leaves office on Jan. 1, had previously refused to receive the legislative pension, …

DC Edit | Ray of hope dawns for Brazil
2 years, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Ray of hope dawns for Brazil

Deccan Chronicle  

The remarkable return of Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva to a third term as President of Brazil may be subject to incumbent Jair Bolsanaro vacating his office in orderly transfer of power in the New Year. But, in Brazil, the swing away from the maverick rightist Bolsonaro is of great import to the world at large as Lula’s comeback should …

Poverty, Deep Inequality & Deforestation: Brazil's New President Lula Faces Daunting Task Post Win
2 years, 1 month ago

Poverty, Deep Inequality & Deforestation: Brazil's New President Lula Faces Daunting Task Post Win

News 18  

In a stunning comeback, Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. News18 takes a look at some of the pressing issues which have been dominant in Brazil’s politics and led to Bolsonaro’s downfall: Poverty Despite being one of the biggest food producer, the country has 33 million people facing acute hunger while 100 …

The tropical populist - The Hindu
2 years, 1 month ago

The tropical populist - The Hindu

The Hindu  

As Brazil goes to vote for the second round of presidential elections on Sunday, the electorate would be faced with a clear-cut choice — re-elect the far-right demagogue, populist and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro or bring back former President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva to power. Indeed, Mr. Bolsonaro’s use of rhetoric and political mobilisation and his recourse to disinformation are …

Hardship for Brazil’s poor may cost Bolsonaro election
2 years, 2 months ago

Hardship for Brazil’s poor may cost Bolsonaro election

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s presidential election will be decided by tens of millions of poor people, and they look set to eject incumbent Jair Bolsonaro from office — either in Sunday’s first round or in a runoff. The race’s frontrunner, leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is rekindling memories of his 2003-2010 presidency, when many poor Brazilians could …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro sending aid to northeast amid deadly floods
2 years, 11 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro sending aid to northeast amid deadly floods

Al Jazeera  

Government allocating $35.5m in disaster aid after 20 killed, nearly 50,000 displaced by severe flooding in Bahia state. Brazil’s government has announced $35.5m in disaster relief funds for the country’s northeast, where 20 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced by severe flooding. Bahia Governor Rui Costa said nearly 50,000 people had been displaced and 5,000 new …

Brazil's Bolsonaro to be investigated for linking vaccine and AIDS
3 years 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 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 enters into recession as post-COVID recovery falls flat
3 years ago

Brazil enters into recession as post-COVID recovery falls flat

Al Jazeera  

The blow to economic growth comes as President Jair Bolsonaro prepares for his re-election campaign. Brazil’s economy fell into recession as extreme weather conditions, high interest rates and inflation cut short its recovery from the pandemic, dealing a blow to President Jair Bolsonaro just as he prepares for his re-election campaign. Unemployment stands above 12%, annual inflation is running at …

Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID
3 years, 1 month ago

Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian Senate committee recommended on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions and omissions related to the world’s second highest COVID-19 death toll. It says that by insisting on treatment with the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as “practically the only government policy to fight the pandemic, Jair Bolsonaro strongly collaborated for …

Brazil Senate report backs criminal charges against Bolsonaro
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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’s Bolsonaro says he is ‘bored’ with COVID deaths questions
3 years, 2 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 …

‘Horrific milestone’: Brazil surpasses 600,000 COVID deaths
3 years, 2 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, …

Brazil tops 600,000 virus deaths amid doubts about delta
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil tops 600,000 virus deaths amid doubts about delta

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Bars in Brazil’s biggest metropolis, Sao Paulo, are full again for Friday happy hours and lawmakers in the capital have nearly done away with video sessions via Zoom. These developments are part of Brazil’s bid to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, even as its death toll tops 600,000, according to official data on Friday from the health ministry. …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro rebuffs criticism on pandemic, Amazon
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro rebuffs criticism on pandemic, Amazon

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro issued a defense of his administration at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, rebuffing criticism of its handling of the pandemic and touting recent data indicating less Amazon deforestation. Hydroxychloroquine was central to the chaos of the pandemic response in Brazil, presided over by four different health ministers, two of whom opposed …

Brazilians protest Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID pandemic
3 years, 5 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 …

As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president
3 years, 6 months ago

As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Anti-government protesters took to the streets in more than a score of cities across Brazil on Saturday as the nation’s confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million — a tragedy many critics blame on President Jair Bolsonaro’s attempt to minimize the disease. “Get out Bolsonaro, genocidal,” yelled Rio demonstrators, some of them wearing …

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 …

Bolsonaro: Aid to Brazil’s poor to rise 58% amid high food costs
3 years, 6 months ago

Bolsonaro: Aid to Brazil’s poor to rise 58% amid high food costs

Al Jazeera  

If confirmed, the 58 percent increase in aid announced by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in a TV interview late on Tuesday would be far higher than the one under consideration by the country’s economy ministry. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said in a TV interview that his government would raise monthly payments under a popular welfare programme to 300 reais from …

Brazil’s economy grows more than expected in first quarter
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil’s economy grows more than expected in first quarter

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s economy grew more than expected in the first quarter of 2021, continuing its rebound from pandemic recession as many declined to hunker down amid COVID-19’s brutal second wave. Latin America’s largest economy grew 1.2% from the fourth quarter, according to data the national statistics agency released Tuesday. “Even with the second wave of the COVID-19 …

Brazil’s COVID economic rebound is stronger than expected
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil’s COVID economic rebound is stronger than expected

Al Jazeera  

Latin America’s biggest economy grew 1.2 percent in the first three months of the year on a quarterly basis, led by a jump in agriculture and a surge in investment. Brazil’s economy grew more than expected in the first quarter of 2021, continuing its rebound from a coronavirus pandemic recession as many declined to hunker down amid COVID-19’s brutal second …

Brazil protesters denounce Bolsonaro over COVID crisis
3 years, 6 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 President Bolsonaro fined for violating Covid-19 restrictions
3 years, 7 months ago

Brazil President Bolsonaro fined for violating Covid-19 restrictions

India Today  

President Jair Bolsonaro must pay a fine for failing to adhere to state health safety regulations at a public event, the governor of Maranhao state said, as Brazil struggles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. At the event, the maskless Bolsonaro blasted Governor Dino as a “chubby dictator.” The far-right Brazilian president opposes Covid confinement rules, and has attacked state governors …

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, 7 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 …

Brazilian Senate opens inquiry into Bolsonaro’s COVID handling
3 years, 7 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 …

Bolsonaro again refuses lockdown as Brazil COVID crisis drags on
3 years, 8 months ago

Bolsonaro again refuses lockdown as Brazil COVID crisis drags on

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Sao Paulo say they plan to open a ‘vertical cemetery’ to handle continuing surge in coronavirus deaths. On Wednesday, the director of the Pan American Health Organization said Brazil was among the countries registering some of the highest numbers of new daily COVID-19 cases in the world. “Over the last week, the United States, Brazil and Argentina were …

Brazil coronavirus: Record 4,000 daily deaths reported as Bolsonaro shrugs off criticism he is ‘genocidal’
3 years, 8 months ago

Brazil coronavirus: Record 4,000 daily deaths reported as Bolsonaro shrugs off criticism he is ‘genocidal’

CNN  

São Paulo CNN — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has shrugged off criticisms that he is “genocidal” in his opposition to Covid-19 restrictions, as the nation recorded its deadliest 24 hours of the pandemic so far. Brazil smashed its previous daily record with 4,195 Covid-19 fatalities, health ministry data Tuesday showed – marking the highest death count in the world for …

In new grim record, Brazil surpasses 4,000 daily COVID deaths
3 years, 8 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 …

Brazilians thrown back into poverty as COVID aid dries up
3 years, 8 months ago

Brazilians thrown back into poverty as COVID aid dries up

Al Jazeera  

That nearly $60bn burst of basic income softened the economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic, boosted President Jair Bolsonaro’s popularity and beat back poverty — but its expiration at the end of 2020 is unravelling many of those effects. From April to December, she and some 66 million other Brazilians received money from the government’s most generous cash transfer programme …

Brazil coronavirus deaths 'biggest genocide in our history': Former President Lula da Silva
3 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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 posts record single-day toll of 3,251 virus deaths
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil posts record single-day toll of 3,251 virus deaths

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil reported more than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day for the first time Tuesday amid calls for the government and the new health minister to take action to stem the nation’s resurgence of coronavirus infections. Tuesday’s record toll of 3,251 deaths was driven by the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous, which recorded …

Brazil's Bolsonaro Takes Birthday Swipe at Covid Restrictions
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro Takes Birthday Swipe at Covid Restrictions

News 18  

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro used the occasion of his 66th birthday Sunday to renew his attacks on Covid-19 stay-at-home measures, telling supporters he would fight for their “freedom.” The far-right leader has defied expert advice on social distancing and face masks to slow the spread of the new coronavirus — though he has recently adopted a more pragmatic tone, under …

Brazil governor calls Bolsonaro a ‘psychopathic leader’ who made ‘unbelievable mistakes’ on Covid-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil governor calls Bolsonaro a ‘psychopathic leader’ who made ‘unbelievable mistakes’ on Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — The governor of Sao Paulo state has called Jair Bolsonaro a “psychopathic leader,” in a sharp rebuke over the Brazilian President’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Doria said much of the deaths from the virus in Brazil could have been avoided if Bolsonaro had “acted with the responsibility that the position gives him.” He added that Bolsonaro made …

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, 9 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 economy faces headwinds after worst plunge in decades
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil economy faces headwinds after worst plunge in decades

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil dodged the most dire economic forecasts in 2020, but official figures released Wednesday show the COVID-19 pandemic still battered the nation and it continues to dim the outlook for recovery. Brazil’s gross domestic product contracted 4.1% in 2020, the biggest annual recession since the series began in 1996, according to Brazil’s official statistics institute, known …

Brazil reports new single-day record for COVID deaths
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil reports new single-day record for COVID deaths

Al Jazeera  

Sao Paulo to impose new restrictions, as country announces record high daily deaths for second day in a row. Brazil’s Sao Paulo state has announced new “code red” COVID-19 restrictions, as the country registered a record number of coronavirus-related deaths for the second straight day. “For the first time since the pandemic began, we are seeing a deterioration across the …

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