Brazil

• Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 09:58 UTC

  Brazil approved human clinical trials for a potential Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

  

  Brazil approved on Tuesday human clinical trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, the fourth candidate to trial in the Latin American country that has become key to the global race for a vaccine.

• Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 09:21 UTC

  Amazon indigenous protest demanding environment compensation from Brazilian government and improved Covid-19 care

  

  Indigenous protesters in Brazil agreed on Tuesday to suspend their roadblock of a key highway amid a court battle but vowed to fight on for more help against COVID-19 and an end to deforestation.

• Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 09:19 UTC

  Despite rumors, Brazilian economy minister has no intention of resigning

  

  Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has no intention of resigning according to reports in the Sao Paulo media, in an attempt to quash rising speculation that political pressure for more public spending could force him to quit.

• Tuesday, August 18th 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  “Stampede” at Brazil's Economy ministry, another top official resigns

  

  Brazil's Undersecretary for Macroeconomic Policy Vladimir Kuhl Teles has resigned, according to an announcement in the Official Gazette on Monday, the latest in a string of resignations from the economy ministry.

• Tuesday, August 18th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazil and China drafting a protocol for chicken slaughterhouses to avoid Covid-19

  

  Following China's claims to have found traces of the new coronavirus in chicken wings from Brazil, the two countries are in negotiations to establish a protocol to prevent contamination of Covid-19 in slaughterhouses that export to the Asian largest economy.

• Monday, August 17th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Half of Brazilians think Bolsonaro has “no responsibility at all” for the 100,000 pandemic's dead

  

  Almost half of Brazilians think President Jair Bolsonaro bears “no responsibility at all” for the country’s more than 100,000 dead from the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s second-highest death toll, according to a new Datafolha poll.

• Monday, August 17th 2020 - 09:53 UTC

  Latin America coronavirus cases exceed six million and continue to accelerate

  

  Coronavirus cases in Latin America, the region of the world worst-affected by the pandemic, exceed six million and continued to accelerate, according to the WHO figures, as most of its nations begin to relax lockdown measures.

• Saturday, August 15th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro's approval ratings on the rise while disapproval plunges ten points

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro received the best approval rating of his term on Friday, boosted by his popularity among recipients of COVID-19 stimulus payments despite the carnage the pandemic has caused in Brazil.

• Friday, August 14th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  China suspends poultry imports from a plant in Brazil following chickens' wings test positive for Covid-19

  

  A sample of frozen chicken wings imported into the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus, the city government said on Thursday, raising fears that contaminated food shipments could cause new outbreaks.

• Thursday, August 13th 2020 - 07:36 UTC

  Brazilian Executive and Legislative reaffirm economic reforms' commitment

  

  A series of high-profile resignations from Brazil’s economic team have left Economy Minister Paulo Guedes shaken but committed to keep pushing for reforms in the government. The losses are also the most visible sign yet that Guedes’ ambitious economic agenda is suffering a downgrade in size and scope, although his austerity drive received a crucial backing from President Jair Bolsonaro and congressional leaders.