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Brazil medics fear Covid-19 peak is yet to come – as deaths toll nears 36,000
Brazil has the second most confirmed cases in the world after the US, and as the country’s death toll nears 36,000, medics fear the peak is yet to come.
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The Brazilian city where Covid-19 poses major threat to indigenous communities
The new epicentre for coronavirus is Latin America where cases have been rising rapidly.
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Gravediggers in Brazil cannot keep up with Covid-19 deaths as virus spreads in favelas
An escalating death toll and soaring infection rates have made Brazil one of the most virus-affected countries in the world.
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Brazil coronavirus deaths fourth highest in world
In Brazil, the number of coronavirus fatalities has risen by almost 1,000 in a day bringing the total number of deaths to nearly 29,000.
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Bolsonaro’s Brazil becomes coronavirus hotspot
The Brazilian President is struggling to explain why his country is fast becoming one of the worst casualties of the virus.
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Brazil becomes new coronavirus epicentre as death toll tops 20,000
More than 20,000 people have now died with coronavirus in Brazil – making the South American country the new epicentre of the pandemic.
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Brazilian tribal chief: world must do more to save the Amazon rainforest
South American countries will meet later this week to discuss how they can work together in response to the fires raging in the Amazon Basin.
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Amazon fires: Brazil refuses aid unless Macron apologises
Brazil could potentially accept $22m in aid to fight the Amazon wildfires, but there is a caveat.
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Amazon fires: France and Ireland threaten to block Brazil trade
Political pressure is growing on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to take more urgent action to control the fires that are burning in the Amazon.
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Record number of fires rage through Brazilian Amazon
With a record number of fires blazing across the rainforest, environmentalists are blaming the President for encouraging loggers and farmers to clear more land.
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Maduro closes Venezuela/Brazil border in aid row
At least one person has reportedly died and several others have been injured, in clashes at Venezuela’s border with Brazil. Venezuelan security forces opened fire on a group of people who tried to block them getting to the border crossing, amid increased tension over the delivery of humanitarian aid. President Nicolas Maduro has now closed…
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Brazilian actor and musician Seu Jorge on Bowie, Bolsonaro and violent crime
Seu Jorge is a Brazilian superstar, starring in Hollywood movies and becoming one of the country’s best-selling musicians.
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Brazil dam collapse: 400 people still missing
Rescuers in Brazil are searching for any survivors after a huge dam collapsed – unleashing a cascade of mine waste and mud. At least nine people are dead and 400 still missing after the disaster struck at the Vale iron ore mine near Brumadinho in southeastern Brazil yesterday lunchtime. Officials say there’s now little chance…
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Far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro elected Brazilian President
Vowing to “change the destiny of Brazil”, the far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro has become the country’s new President after a deeply divisive election.
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Street crime and murders soaring in Brazil
On Sunday, Brazilians will go to the polls to chose their next President. The far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro looks set for victory, after a divisive campaign that’s combined inflammatory rhetoric and nostalgia for an authoritarian past.