Brazil

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  Brazilian Attorney General Office investigating hospital invasions by Bolsonaro supporters

  

  Brazil's Attorney General has called for an investigation into several invasions of hospitals in the country after its President called on Brazilians to inspect the conditions of medical wards treating Covid-19 patients.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Brazilian education minister fined US$ 385 for not wearing a face mask at a Bolsonaro support rally

  

  Brazil's education minister has been fined for failing to wear a face mask at a rally for President Jair Bolsonaro, who has himself repeatedly flouted Brasilia's masks-in-public rule amid the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:18 UTC

  Brazilian Treasury Secretary plans to resign from government in next two months

  

  Brazilian Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida confirmed in an interview with financial blog Brazil Journal published on Sunday that he plans to resign from the government in July or August.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 07:32 UTC

  A woman leader who supports Bolsonaro detained accused of raising funds for “anti democratic actions”

  

  The leader of a group that backs Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained on Monday, accused of raising funds for anti-democratic actions that could threaten the country's national security.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 07:19 UTC

  Bolsonaro talks to Putin about the pandemic and coming BRICS summit

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said he spoke on Monday with his Russian counterpart to strengthen bilateral ties.

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 08:28 UTC

  Brasilia locks out federal buildings to prevent pro-Bolsonaro protestors trying to invade them

  

  The governor of the federal district in which Brazil’s capital Brasilia is located closed the area around the presidential palace, ministries, Supreme Court and Congress on Sunday to keep right-wing supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro from gathering there.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:46 UTC

  Brazil overtakes UK and has the second highest coronavirus death toll

  

  Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world behind the United States, where several states have posted record daily case totals, signaling the crisis is far from over.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Brazil excludes complaints of police violence from its annual human rights report

  

  Brazil has excluded complaints of police violence from an annual human rights report, sparking allegations on Friday of a cover-up amid global outrage over racial injustice and the use of excessive force by law enforcement.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:04 UTC

  WHO argues Brazil's hospitals coping with the virus, despite record death toll

  

  Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second-highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation's health system was standing up to the pressure.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 06:58 UTC

  Airbnb teams with Brazil's Sao Paulo to promote tourism in post-pandemic

  

  Home rental firm Airbnb struck a partnership with Brazil's Sao Paulo state to encourage tourism once the novel coronavirus crisis has passed, a company executive said on Friday.