Right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro greets anti-lockdown protesters. Brazil currently has 246,000 confirmed cases, over 16,000 deaths, surpassed Spain and Italy and now becomes the country with the third-largest number of COVID-19 cases in the world.
Despite being remote and isolated from any urban life, the coronavirus is reaching more indigenous groups in the Amazon. With no near healthcare infrastructures and a lack of medical workers, tribes are struggling to survive as the federal governments are handling other priorities.
People in Brazil are targeting pro-China authorities. Vice President Hamilton Mourão and Minister of Agriculture Tereza Cristina are being dragged especially by Bolsonaro supporters because of their close ties with China.
Brazilian health minister Nelson Teich filed his resignation mere weeks into the job. Before this, he had many disagreements with President Jair Bolsonaro regarding health measures, or lack thereof.
Last Sunday, demonstrators rallied alongside Brazilian President and former Army captain Jair Bolsonaro against quarantine measures at the Alvorada Palace.
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro keeps saying COVID-19 worries and fears are exaggerated. However, local, state, and federal officials insist, the threat is too real.
Brazil had surpassed the 100,000 COVID-19 mark days ago. Recently, it had reported an all-time high of 730 COVID-19 cases in one day. Read on to know more.
The Amazon rainforest absorbs five percent of the world’s total carbon emissions every year. The arrival of the coronavirus pandemic is making it hard for the region to combat fires and deforestation. Find out here how the region is coping.
As political tension rose in an upcoming impeachment, President Jair Bolsonaro decided to join his supporters in going against quarantines and social distancing altogether in a rally that amassed almost a thousand people.
Brazil's health care system is collapsing as the number of COVID-19 cases, and deaths soar. Experts say the country may see worse conditions as doctors are forced to leave hundreds untreated.
Demands for resignation and impeachment of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are moving ahead in Congress. With 29 petitions filed against him, it seems only a matter of time before he’s out of the office.
As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro discourages state efforts to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazilians are staging rallies to support him. Demonstrators are demanding to lift the lockdowns.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrates how his administration continues to downplay the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview last Wednesday about the escalating cases of COVID-19 in the country, he told reporters
Federal Investigators linked President Jair Bolsonaro's second-born son to a criminal fake news scheme aimed to threaten Brazilian officials. The Supreme Court allows investigation after Bolsonaro allegedly interfered with police work.
