Brazil

• Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 09:37 UTC

  Datafolha foresees Lula would quash Bolsonaro in 2022 in a presidential runoff

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would defeat the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a landslide if they both make it to the second round of next year's elections, a survey by Datafolha released Wednesday showed.

• Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  NGOs press before OECD to reject Brazil's application over environment issues

  

  Several non-government organizations (NGOs) focused on environmental issues Wednesday launched an accusation against the government of Brazil for violating international treaties and devastating the Amazon.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  Brazil's Anvisa advises against AstraZeneca vaccines for pregnant women after one fatal case

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry Tuesday announced that vaccination of pregnant women and mothers in Brazil against Covid-19 will be restricted only to patients with comorbidities (pre-existing diseases) and they would only be given CoronaVac or Pfizer vaccines, following a death which might be linked to the AstraZeneca immunizer.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Bolsonaro congratulates Rio police for Jacarezinho massacre

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro expressed his congratulations to the Rio de Janeiro police late Sunday for last week's raid in a favela which left 28 dead.

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  US investors withdrawing from Latin America's three largest economies as populist rulers spark concern

  

  According to a recent report from the Department of the Treasury, investors from the United States are rapidly fleeing the once most promising and three largest countries of Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Argentina).

• Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 08:34 UTC

  Total deaths in Rio favela police raid reach 28

  

  Rio de Janeiro Governor Cláudio Castro Friday stood by the police's actions in Jacarezinho, claiming that the suspects' response had been “brutal.”

• Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 08:08 UTC

  Coronavirus version found in Rio de Janeiro a mutation from the Manaus one

  

  A new variant of the Brazilian coronavirus has been identified this week, according to Rio de Janeiro health authorities.

• Friday, May 7th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian FM underscores China's significance to the South American country

  

  Brazil's Foreign Minister Carlos França Thursday expressed his country's intentions to expand and diversify its economic and trade relations with China, which has grown to become its largest trading partner.

• Friday, May 7th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Butantan head points fingers at Bolsonaro for shortages of covid-19 vaccines

  

  Butantan Institute Director Dimas Covas Thursday blamed President Jair Bolsonaro's anti-Chinese stance for the delay in the arrival and distribution of anti-covid-19 vaccines into Brazil.

• Friday, May 7th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Deadliest clash with police leaves 25 dead in Rio de Janeiro favela

  

  An anti-drug raid by Rio de Janeiro law enforcement agents Thursday left 24 suspects and one police officer dead in the precarious Jacareizinho favela.