Brazil

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:53 UTC

  Beijing furious with Brazil after Education minister links COVID-19 pandemic to China's “plan for world domination”

  

  China demanded an explanation from Brazil on Monday after the conservative government’s education minister linked the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to the Asian country’s “plan for world domination,” in a tweet imitating a Chinese accent.

• Monday, April 6th 2020 - 10:28 UTC

  Bolsonaro's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic highly controversial, but 59% want him to remain as president

  

  Most Brazilians do not favor President Jair Bolsonaro resigning despite mounting criticism of his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a poll published by newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on Sunday.

• Monday, April 6th 2020 - 10:25 UTC

  Brazil admits 486 deaths from Covid-19 and 11,130 positive, but the toll could be much higher

  

  Brazil’s Health Ministry said on Sunday the country’s death toll from COVID-19 has climbed to 486 as 11,130 people tested positive to the coronavirus disease. In the past 24 hours, 54 patients died, up 12.5% compared with the day before, and 852 new infections were detected, placing the mortality rate at 4.4%, said the authorities.

• Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Covid-19 pandemic: Brazilians have greater trust in the Health than in president Bolsonaro

  

  Brazilians feeling frustrated with president Jair Bolsonaro are turning to another voice for guidance and reassurance. Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta has emerged from relative obscurity with technocratic daily briefings presenting the latest science, stressing the need for social distancing measures and earning praise from across the political spectrum.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 08:23 UTC

  Indigenous woman in the Brazilian Amazon tests positive for coronavirus

  

  An indigenous woman in a village deep in the Amazon rainforest has contracted the novel coronavirus, the first case reported among Brazil's more than 300 tribes, the Health Ministry's indigenous health service Sesai said on Wednesday

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Largest ever shipment of cattle loaded at Rio Grande port in South Brazil

  

  The Bahamas flagged vessel named Bader III, which specializes in transporting live cattle, docked last weekend at Estaleiro Rio Grande Pier, Brazil, to handle the largest ever shipment of such cargo at the port.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  Brazilian meat exports to China on hold because of coronavirus social distancing measures

  

  China has not approved any new Brazilian meat plants for export this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, an official at Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry said, adding that all approvals were on hold until the crisis eases.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 06:55 UTC

  Brazilian supermarkets in Sao Paulo to hire 5.000 temporary workers

  

  Brazilian supermarkets are planning to hire 5,000 temporary workers in Sao Paulo’s metropolitan region, the most severely affected by the coronavirus outbreak, to meet higher demand from consumers and replace employees under quarantine, according to the local association that represents the sector, Apas.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists with his campaign to get the economy moving; Facebook censors the Brazilian president

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that there can be no more quarantine measures imposed on the country than those already in place to combat coronavirus because jobs are being destroyed and the poor are suffering disproportionately.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  World's largest meat processor confident in the recovery of the Chinese market

  

  Brazil's JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, believes that the coronavirus pandemic may cause container shortages, port disruptions, and other logistical problems, but that exports should remain strong thanks to Chinese demand.