Brazil

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:29 UTC

  Brazilian oil industry showing resilience to coronavirus pandemic despite fall in investment

  

  By Matthew Smith for Oilprice.com – Before the outbreak of COVID-19 and the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, an oil boom of monumental proportions was underway in Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy. Economists and industry analysts as far back as 2018 were speculating that it would be the largest in Latin America’s history. There were even signs that Brazil’s burgeoning oil production could challenge OPEC’s wanning supremacy.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  JBS installs “ultraviolet germicidal” ventilation to combat Covid-19 in slaughterhouses

  

  One of the world's largest meatpackers said they have installed ultraviolet air cleaning equipment in some US plants, as pressure mounts on food companies to protect workers amid growing concerns about airborne transmission of the coronavirus.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  Amazon indigenous leader defender stable after blood transfusion in hospital

  

  Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, one of the Amazon rainforest's best-known defenders, is “stable” after receiving a blood transfusion in hospital, his institute said on Sunday. Raoni, chief of the Kayapo people in northern Brazil, has been hospitalized since Thursday for weakness, shortness of breath, poor appetite, and diarrhea.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  Brazilian meat plants perfect “coronavirus breeding centers”, according to Labor Ministry

  

  Meat plants have been a major factor in the spread of coronavirus in at least three different regions of Brazil, according to the country’s experts. According to the new study conducted by the federal prosecution department the Public Ministry of Labour (MPT), the conditions at the meat plants have directly contributed towards the rapid transmission of the virus.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:31 UTC

  Coronavirus “stabilized” in Brazil (at 1,300 deaths per day), but “is not heading down from the mountain”

  

  Coronavirus infections in Brazil no longer appear to be rising exponentially but the country is “still in the middle of this fight” as new cases and deaths grow by thousands every day, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Brazilian orange juice exports totaled 1,07 million tons in 2019/20 harvest

  

  Brazilian orange juice exports registered a total volume of 1.07 million tons during the 2019/2020 harvest – an increase of 17% compared to the previous harvest, when 920,029 tons were shipped.

• Friday, July 17th 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Covid 19 contagion cases in Brazil reach 2 million, adding one million in a month

  

  Brazil on Thursday passed the 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases mark, with little sign that the rate of increase is slowing as anger grows over President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak.

• Friday, July 17th 2020 - 07:43 UTC

  Copacabana and Ipanema beaches sparkling as they are empty of sunbathers

  

  Rio de Janeiro's golden beaches are sparkling a lot more during the coronavirus pandemic, as residents and visitors stay away, revealing miles of pristine sand along the spectacular shore.

• Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil's Bolsonaro again tested positive for coronavirus

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has again tested positive for coronavirus, CNN Brasil reported on Wednesday, suggesting he has yet to recover from an infection diagnosed announced last week.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:59 UTC

  Latin America death toll from coronavirus now exceeds North America

  

  The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Latin America has exceeded the figure for North America for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Latin America had by Monday seen at least 144,680 deaths so far, compared to 143,847 deaths in North America - comprising Canada and the United States - according to official counts.