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Brazil surpasses 70,000 coronavirus deaths
Brazil's health ministry says there have been 45,000 new infections and 1,200 deaths over the last 24 hours, taking the totals to 1.8 million cases and 70,400 deaths
Brazil's Bolsonaro announces positive coronavirus test
The test 'has come out and it's positive,' Jair Bolsonaro says in a television interview from his residence in capital Brasilia, adding that he is taking hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat the illness
Brazil to become testing ground for coronavirus vaccine
Brazil, which is the primary global producer for yellow fever vaccines, is renowned for its expertise in vaccines
Brazil's Bolsonaro takes virus test after showing symptoms
Bolsonaro says he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure
Brazilian Amazon sees worst June in 13 years for forest fires
June marks the start of the dry period and there were 2,248 recorded fires, leaving analysts expecting a worse year for the rainforest than the devastating 2019
Brazil's Senate approves controversial bill against disinformation
One of the bill's most controversial articles will require social media platforms to make supposedly confidential messages available to the judiciary for 3 months, including the identity of senders
Unemployment soars in Brazil due to virus
Brazil suffers a loss of 7.8 million jobs from March to May 2020, mainly affecting informal workers
Brazil starts testing Oxford coronavirus vaccine
Known as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, it is already being tested in volunteers in Britain, and is due to start being administered this week in South Africa, as well
Judge orders Brazil's Bolsonaro to wear mask
A lawyer says the president should be held to account for his 'irresponsible behavior'
WHO warns of 'accelerating' pandemic as Brazil reaches 50,000 deaths
(UPDATED) Around 100 flights from European countries land at Spain's airports
WHO warns of virus danger as Brazil cases hit 1 million
(UPDATED) The measures imposed to halt the spread of the disease have caused crippling economic damage, but the WHO warned against giving in to isolation fatigue
Sao Paulo reopens stores, but many have closed for good
After 3 months with no revenue, many small businesses in Brazil are forced to close for good
Brazil cuts interest rate to new low amid virus rout
Brazil's economy is reeling as the country has become one of the worst flashpoints in the coronavirus pandemic
Brazil now second in virus deaths, as U.S. states see rising caseloads
Brazil's health ministry records 909 deaths in the past 24 hours, putting the total at 41,828 – meaning the country of 212 million people has surpassed Britain in terms of virus-linked fatalities
Brazil virus deaths top 40,000 as Europe prepares to reopen borders
The World Health Organization also warns the pandemic is accelerating in Africa
Brazil resumes publishing virus toll, criticizes WHO
Brazil's president threatens to quit the World Health Organization over 'ideological bias'
Brazil accused of manipulating coronavirus toll
(UPDATED) 'Manipulating statistics is a move used by totalitarian regimes,' Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes tweets
Brazilians hold rival rallies for and against president
Demonstrators, many dressed in black and wearing face masks, hold banners saying: 'Terrorism is the government's policy of extermination'
Brazil court bans raids in Rio favelas during pandemic
A judge says: 'Recent incidents have made the state's armed operations in Rio de Janeiro's communities even more troubling'
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says U.S. beating pandemic
Bolsonaro criticizes the World Health Organization for suspending clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 – a decision it reversed this week – and threatens to follow in Trump's footsteps by quitting
Brazil reports a record 1,349 virus deaths in 24 hours
Experts say under-testing in the country of 210 million people means the real numbers are probably much higher
Brazil to test vaccine as Europe emerges from lockdown
WHO says it would resume trials of hydroxychloroquine a week after halting them following a study that suggested the drug could harm COVID-19 patients
Latin America virus cases top 1 million as UK, Russia ease lockdowns
(UPDATED) Governments around the world are moving to ease restrictions that have wrecked their economies, even as the number of cases tops 6.1 million and virus deaths exceed 371,000
Brazil coronavirus toll surges, Pope gives address after 3 months
'From the great trials of humanity – among them this pandemic – one emerges better or worse. You don't emerge the same,' says Pope Francis
Brazil's Bolsonaro rallies supporters as U.S. sends unproven drug
The crowd chants 'Myth! Myth! Myth!' – echoing the president's dismissal of the virus pandemic
World virus cases top 6 million as leaders disagree on pandemic response
Latin American countries are bracing for difficult weeks ahead as the disease spreads rapidly across the region
Brazil virus death toll hits 28,834, surpassing hard-hit France
Brazil records 498,444 cases of COVID-19, the second highest just behind the United States
Brazil GDP shrinks 1.5% in Q1 2020 due to pandemic
The 1st quarter drop in Brazil's gross domestic product only reflects the early effects of the coronavirus crisis, with 2nd quarter numbers expected to be much worse
Brazil loses 5 million jobs as pandemic slams economy
The unemployment rate in Brazil, the biggest economy in Latin America, rises to 12.6% in the 1st quarter of 2020
Brazil tops 25,000 coronavirus deaths
The country of 210 million people now has a nationwide death toll to 25,598, the sixth-highest in the world
Virus spread 'still accelerating' in Brazil, Peru, Chile – WHO
With about 730,000 cases and more than 39,500 deaths from COVID-19 reported as of May 25, Latin America outpaces Europe and the United States in the number of daily infections
Brazil stands by hydroxychloroquine despite WHO suspension
Studies, however, question the drug's safety and efficacy, including a recent study that finds the drugs actually increase the risk of death
Bolsonaro rallies with supporters amid coronavirus surge, takes off mask
At one point, Brazil's president even hoists a young boy onto his shoulders
What coronavirus? Brazil cabinet video triggers outcry
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro presides over a cabinet meeting littered with obscenities and tirades, but they barely tackle the coronavirus pandemic
South America named virus epicenter as Trump seeks U.S. reopening
Brazil leads the surge across South America, its death toll passing 21,000 from 330,000 infections, the third highest caseload of any country in a pandemic that has infected 5.2 million globally and killed more than 338,000
In Brazil, coronavirus hitting young people harder
A closer look at the data raises questions about the widely held idea the coronavirus is mainly dangerous for the elderly
Bolsonaro bets big on 'right-wing' drug against coronavirus
'Right-wingers take chloroquine,' says Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil recommends chloroquine to treat even mild coronavirus cases
New federal guidelines released by the ministry recommend doctors prescribe the anti-malarial drugs from the onset of symptoms of coronavirus infection, together with the antibiotic azithromycin
Brazil sees record virus deaths as pandemic surges in Latin America
Latin America has seen coronavirus infections surge in recent days and now accounts for about 580,000 of the world's nearly 5 million confirmed cases
Virus-hit Brazil lets Cuban doctors resume work
The Cuban doctors receive new medical licenses from the Brazilian health ministry under a program to round up reinforcements for the overstretched health system
Brazil jumps to 3rd in coronavirus cases worldwide
With 254,220 confirmed cases, Brazil has now surpassed Britain, Spain, and Italy in the past 72 hours on the list of total infections
Brazil's coronavirus death toll tops 15,000 – official figures
(UPDATED) The sprawling South American country registers 816 deaths and 14,919 new cases in the past 24 hours
Brazil health minister resigns amid coronavirus crisis
Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich and President Jair Bolsonaro reportedly disagree over using chloroquine to treat the new coronavirus
In Brazil, gyms and hair salons are 'essential' businesses
Brazil's far-right president believes that quarantine measures are ruinous for the economy and has dismissed the novel coronavirus as nothing more than a 'weak case of the flu'
Brazil tops 10,000 deaths from COVID-19
Brazil now has 155,939 confirmed cases as of May 9, 2020
With attention on virus, Amazon deforestation surges
The numbers raise new questions about how well Brazil is protecting its share of the world's biggest rainforest under President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right climate change skeptic who advocates opening protected lands to mining and farming
Brazil risks 'economic collapse' over virus lockdown – minister
Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes warns of 'economic collapse' and 'social disorder' in 'about 30 days' if coronavirus lockdown measures persist
Brazil presidential spokesman tests positive for coronavirus
More than 20 top Bolsonaro officials have tested positive for the virus. Bolsonaro himself says he tested negative.
Hit by virus, Brazil cuts interest rate to record low
'The current economic environment demands extraordinarily strong monetary stimulus,' says Brazil's central bank
Bolsonaro tells rally Brazil lockdown destroying jobs
Jair Bolsonaro blames state governors for continuing a lockdown in a speech outside his presidential palace in Brasilia
