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US bans Brazil travel over virus surge as Europe keeps easing
World
May 25, 2020
US bans Brazil travel over virus surge as Europe keeps easing
The United States suspended travel from Brazil over an explosion of coronavirus infections in the South American nation, but across…
What coronavirus? Brazil cabinet video triggers outcry
World
May 24, 2020
What coronavirus? Brazil cabinet video triggers outcry
On April 22, Brazil was fast becoming a new coronavirus flashpoint, but President Jair Bolsonaro and his cabinet barely mentioned…
A world redrawn: virus a ‘genocide’ threat for Amazon, warns Salgado
World
May 21, 2020
A world redrawn: virus a ‘genocide’ threat for Amazon, warns Salgado
Legendary photographer Sebastiao Salgado has warned of a “genocide” of the Amazon’s indigenous peoples if the Brazilian government does not…
Brazil virus deaths surge as pandemic bites in Latin America
World
May 20, 2020
Brazil virus deaths surge as pandemic bites in Latin America
Brazil recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day as Latin America began to feel the full force…
Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide
World
May 19, 2020
Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide
Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released Monday, a troubling…
Pandemic politics costing lives in Brazil
World
May 12, 2020
Pandemic politics costing lives in Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro keeps saying coronavirus fears are overblown. Other officials at the federal, state and local levels insist…
Bolsonaro tells rally Brazil lockdown destroying jobs
World
May 4, 2020
Bolsonaro tells rally Brazil lockdown destroying jobs
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro railed against the country’s lockdown Sunday in a speech to thousands of anti-confinement demonstrators as the…
As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors
World
April 30, 2020
As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Brazil’s virtually uncontrolled surge of COVID-19 cases is spawning fear that construction workers, truck drivers…
Bolsonaro takes down virus shortage video after uproar
World
April 2, 2020
Bolsonaro takes down virus shortage video after uproar
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro posted a video online Wednesday of a market supposedly hit by shortages caused by coronavirus —…
Amazon deforestation for January hits record
Environment
February 8, 2020
Amazon deforestation for January hits record
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil more than doubled in January compared with the previous year, according to official…