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Brazil’s President Bolsonaro rides ‘Okada’ to rally [Video]
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro rode at the head of a large motorbike rally by his supporters on Sunday to mark…
Brazil rejects Russia’s Sputnik vaccine
Brazil’s National Health Regulation Agency (Anvisa) on Tuesday rejected the importation of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.
Brazil rejects Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V
Brazil’s National Health Regulation Agency (Anvisa) on Tuesday declared itself against the import of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V.
Over 300,000 Brazilians die of COVID-19
Brazil has on Wednesday registered over 300,000 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Brazilian President Bolsonaro faces huge public disapproval
Brazilians’ disapproval of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 is at a record high as Brazil struggles with its…
Brazil starts production of AstraZeneca vaccine
Brazil has started large-scale production of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the country's key Fiocruz research facility in Rio de Janeiro,…
Protests in Brazil over killing of black man
Protests broke out across Brazil on Friday, the country's Black Consciousness Day, after a video went viral showing a black…
Brazilian senator Rodrigues hides money in underwear to evade police search
A Brazilian senator, Chico Rodrigues has been caught hiding money in his underwear during a police investigation into the diversion…
Brazil records over 4 million COVID-19 cases
Brazil's COVID-19 caseload overshot the 4 million mark on Thursday, with 43,773 new cases and 834 deaths reported in the…
Brazil agrees to equal pay for men, women players
Brazil's football federation (CBF) has announced that it will now pay men and women under the national team, the same…
Brazil’s COVID-19 deaths top 100,000
Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 passed 100,000 on Saturday and continues to climb as most Brazilian cities reopen shops and…
COVID-19: Gov’t supporters call for military intervention
Numerous government supporters have taken to the streets of Brazil and have called for intervention by the armed forces, in…
Coronavirus: Health minister sacked over stay-at-home measure
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sacked his health minister after clashing with him over how to fight the new coronavirus.
2 Brazilian state governors test positive for coronavirus
Two Brazilian state governors tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday. They are Governor Wilson Witzel of the tourist…
Massive jailbreaks in Brazil ahead of coronavirus lockdown
Hundreds of prisoners broke out of four Brazilian jails on Monday, the day before their day-release privileges were due to…