Brazil

Brazil’s Bolsonaro going to UN meet despite being unvaccinated

  BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Covid-unvaccinated President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he will attend next week's United Nations conclave…

Pfizer/BioNTech ink vaccine deal with Brazil manufacturer

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Covid-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech have joined forces with Brazilian pharmaceutical company Eurofarma…

Bolsonaro lashes out at new probe: ‘Brazil is under attack’

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out Tuesday at electoral authorities for ordering an investigation of his campaign…

Surfing gives hope to Brazilians with disabilities

by Rodrigo ALMONACID SANTOS, Brazil (AFP) -- Doctors told Malu Mendes that she would never walk normally again, but now…

Sinovac’s CoronaVac jab less effective against Gamma variant: study

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Chinese CoronaVac jab, a key tool in Brazil's fight against Covid-19, is less effective…

Delta variant circulating in Sao Paulo: health official

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The highly contagious coronavirus Delta variant "is already circulating" in Brazil's most populated state, Sao…

Worst June for Brazil Amazon forest fires since 2007: data

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- The Brazilian Amazon has suffered its worst June for forest fires since 2007, official data showed…

Brazil sets daily record for Covid cases, as pandemic third wave breaks

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil set a new record for Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, with 115,228 new cases identified…

China gives one-billionth Covid shot as Brazil toll hits milestone

by AFP bureaus BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday announced it had administered its one-billionth shot in the world's…

Third pandemic wave hits as Brazil surpasses half million COVID deaths

  by Louis GENOT Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Saturday became the second country…

Brazil’s President Bolsonaro fined for maskless motorcyle rally

  SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was fined $100 Saturday for violating Covid-19 containment measures in…

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

by Jordi MIRO BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Already reeling from one of the highest death tolls in the pandemic, Brazil…

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