Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil coronavirus outbreak about to reach the milestone 100,000 death toll

  

  Brazil's coronavirus outbreak set daily records on Wednesday with both 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths, as the world's second-worst outbreak accelerates toward the milestone of 100,000 lives cut short.

• Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazilian healthcare unions accuse Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity for his handling of the pandemic

  

  Brazilian healthcare workers are urging the International Criminal Court to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's government for crimes against humanity for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Bolsonaro tests negative and celebrates with a motorcycle ride and shopping surrounded by crowds

  

  Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the coronavirus more than two weeks after being diagnosed, attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Three polls show Bolsonaro gaining support and favorite for the 2022 re-election

  

  Three polls released this week show gains for President Jair Bolsonaro, putting him as favorite to win re-election in 2022 despite his controversial handling of Brazil's raging coronavirus crisis.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:51 UTC

  Brazil study confirms hydroxychloroquine is ineffective to treat Covid-19

  

  A study published on Thursday on the use of hydroxychloroquine in Brazil to treat Covid-19 found the drug ineffective, the latest blow to President Jair Bolsonaro's push for its widespread use.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Brazilian president again tests positive and must extend quarantine two week more

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has again tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office announced on Wednesday, saying he would extend his two-week quarantine and suspend upcoming travel plans.

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 08:05 UTC

  Bolsonaro waiting results from another Covid-19 test

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he took another COVID-19 test and the results were expected on Wednesday as he hopes for a negative result two weeks since falling ill.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:46 UTC

  Brazil death toll surpasses 80,000; WHO says outbreak has reached a plateau

  

  Brazil's coronavirus death toll surpassed 80,000 on Monday, according to health ministry figures, as the country hit second-hardest in the world continued struggling to control the pandemic.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:43 UTC

  Two Brazilian ministers join Bolsonaro in testing positive for Covid-19

  

  Two more Brazilian government ministers said on Monday they had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, underscoring a struggle to limit the world's second-worst outbreak even among the political elite.

• 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.