Brazil

• Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  52 cases of covid-19 detected so far at Copa America football tournament in Brazil

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry Tuesday reported a total of 52 cases of covid-19 had been detected through testing among delegations taking part in the Copa America football event.

• Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 08:43 UTC

  Bolsonaro stands by his anti vaccine view of covid-19

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday spoke against both mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus and advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the need to be immunized.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Lula wears face mask; Bolsonaro doesn't and gets fined

  

  Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) admitted to being annoyed by the mandatory wearing of a mask but said he would abide by the rule if only to “differentiate” himself from current president Jair Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly refused to do so.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Anvisa grants shelf-life extension for 3 million doses of Janssen single-dose vaccine in Brazil

  

  Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) on Monday granted a shelf-life extension to 3 million doses of Janssen's Covid-19 vaccine.

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina still resists drive to make Mercosur more flexible

  

  A top official from the Argentine Government spoke yet again against a bid from Brazil and Uruguay to make Mercosur more flexible and allow members to broker one-on-one deals with other countries or blocs.

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:19 UTC

  Five cases of covid-19 among Venezuela's team leads Conmebol to change rules for Copa America

  

  Five players from Venezuela's national team due to face hosts Brazil in the opening game of the Copa America tournament this coming Sunday tested positive for covid-19, posing new troubles to the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Brazil's STF finally agrees to Copa America by 10 votes to 1

  

  Brazil's Supreme Court Thursday turned down three appeals to stop the Copa American football tournament from going ahead as planned due to the number of covid-19 infections in the country.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro wants face masks off except for those who test positive for covid-19

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday announced the end to the mandatory use of face masks as a protective measure against the coronavirus for people who have been either vaccinated or who have already recovered from covid-19.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  JBS paid hackers US$ 11 million; cyber extortion crime netted US$ 18 billion in 2020

  

  Brazilian corporation JBS, the world's biggest meat processors, paid a US$11 million bitcoin ransom to hackers to prevent any further disruption after a paralyzing cyberattack believed to have originated in Russia.

• Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 17:28 UTC

  Brazil's Anvisa gives green light to start ButanVac testing pending some paperwork

  

  Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil (Anvisa) Wednesday authorized the Butantan Institute to carry out human tests of the locally-produced ButanVac immunizer.