Brazil

Brazil surpasses 2 million coronavirus cases: official

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil topped two million coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to official data that put…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus again

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus again, CNN Brazil said on Wednesday, quoting the…

Brazil’s skeptical president has virus, US starts WHO withdrawal

  by Louis GENOT with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the risks…

Brazil to become testing ground for coronavirus vaccine

by Louis GENOT RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil may be struggling in its battle against the coronavirus, but…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro announces positive coronavirus test

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus but said…

Brazilian Amazon sees worst June in 13 years for forest fires

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Amazon forest fires in Brazil increased by 19.5 percent in June compared to the…

$4 trillion fund holders tell Brazil to halt deforestation

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Investment funds managing close to $4 trillion in assets called on Brazil Tuesday…

Amazon indigenous groups face choice: fight virus or flee

by Florian PLAUCHEUR Agence France-Presse CRUZEIRINHO, Brazil (AFP) — Cruzeirinho, a small indigenous village of wooden shacks deep in the…

Brazil virus toll hits 50,000 as Spain reopens borders

by Eugenia LOGIURATTO with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered its 50,000th death…

WHO warns of virus danger as Brazil cases hit one million

by Joshua Howat Berger, with Robin Millard in Geneva Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The World…

China cancels flights, classes over new outbreak as India deaths soar

by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen, with AFP Bureaus Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China closed schools in…

Brazil reports highest daily jump in virus cases

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Tuesday recorded its highest daily jump in new coronavirus cases since the…

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