Brazil

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Facebook suspends network of political messages from staff at Bolsonaro and his two sons' offices

  

  Facebook on Wednesday suspended a network of social media accounts it said were used to spread divisive political messages online by employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and two of his sons.

• Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 08:33 UTC

  Bolsonaro catches the “little flu” and admits taking hydroxychloroquine

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, adding in a television interview that he was in good health despite running a fever.

• Tuesday, July 7th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Bolsonaro admits he has the symptoms associated to Covid-19: results from tests to be made public on Tuesday

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he had undergone another test for the novel coronavirus, after local media reported he had symptoms associated with the COVID-19 respiratory disease, including a fever.

• Tuesday, July 7th 2020 - 09:35 UTC

  Brazil automakers expect sales to reach pre coronavirus levels in 2025

  

  Brazil’s automakers association said on Monday it only expects auto sales to recover to pre-coronavirus levels in 2025, discarding the possibility of a V-shaped recovery and taking on a grim view for the industry.

• Monday, July 6th 2020 - 07:25 UTC

  China suspends imports from two pork plants in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

  

  China has suspended imports from two Brazilian pork plants owned by meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA, according to the Chinese customs authority, as it cracks down on meat shipments amid concerns about the new coronavirus.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Brazil reaches 1,5 million Covid-19 contagion cases and over 60,000 deaths

  

  Brazil is expected to pass 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, as the virus continues to ravage Latin America's largest country even as cities reopen bars, restaurants, and gyms sparking fears infections will keep rising.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:28 UTC

  Bolsonaro waters down law making it mandatory to wear face masks in public places

  

  Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday watered down a law requiring the wearing of face masks in public places to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The far-right leader used his veto power to remove articles obliging people to wear masks in shops and churches.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Outbreaks of coronavirus at Brazilian pork and chicken slaughter plants

  

  Mass testing revealed an outbreak of novel coronavirus infections at plants operated by JBS SA and BRF SA in Brazil's Center West, the labor prosecutor's office in Mato Grosso do Sul state said on Friday, citing company data.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:32 UTC

  Brazil's Embraer union files lawsuit against the company's board over the collapsed deal with Boeing

  

  A union representing workers at planemaker Embraer filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to dismiss the company's board, after a US$4.2 billion deal with Boeing Co collapsed amid the pandemic, leaving the Brazilian jet-maker scrambling for a new path forward.

• Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 09:11 UTC

  Brazil postpones municipal elections to November from October

  

  Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved on Wednesday a constitutional amendment to postpone municipal elections to November from October due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.