Brazil
Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:53:00 GMTMercosur has no raison d’être if members go rogue according Argentine Foreign Ministry top official
In the aftermath of Friday's presidential clash between Alberto Fernández and Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou over the Mercosur's alleged lack of “flexibility,” Argentine Foreign Ministry's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Chaves said ...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:23:00 GMTPresidents of Uruguay, Argentina clash during Mercosur online summit
Argentine President Alberto Fernández told his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou his country did not want to be “a burden on anyone” when the latter called for signs of “flexibilization” on the part of Mercosur t...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:03:00 GMTButantan develops 100% Brazilian covid vaccine
The Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo has reportedly developed a vaccine of its own against covid-19 and is awaiting clearance from the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to start clinical trials in humans.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:48:00 GMTArgentina halts all flights to/from Brazil, Chile and Mexico
Starting this coming Saturday, no passenger flights will be allowed into Argentina from covid-ridden Brazil, Chile and Mexico, in a move to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly the Amazon or P1 strain as we...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:03:00 GMTBrazil: over 100,000 new Covid-19 infections detected in just one day
More than 100,000 Sars-CoV-2 infections in a 24-hour period were reported Thursday in Brazil for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic which has already killed over 300,000 people nationwide.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:59:00 GMTBrazil's Foreign Minister hangs on to his job as pressure for his departure mounts
Ernesto Araújo's days as Foreign Minister of Brazil seemed to be counted Thursday as he made what was perceived to be the last effort to stay on the job, while advisers to President Jair Bolsonaro already deem his departure in...
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 08:58:00 GMTBolsonaro appoints committee of experts as Covid-19 kills over 3,000 daily in Brazil
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday announced the creation of a committee of experts which is to convene weekly to guide the government's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic as it spreads rapidly causing over 3,000 deat...
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 07:14:00 GMTSergio Moro's ruling on Lula was biased, says Brazil's Supreme Court
In a 3-2 split ruling, Brazil's Supreme Court Tuesday determined that Judge Sergio Moro's sentencing of former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (2003-2011) on corruption charges in the Lava Jate case was biased.
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:56:00 GMTCovid kits contributed to deaths in Brazil
A “covid kit” touted by Jair Bolsonaro as an effective early treatment against Covid may have resulted in an increased number of deaths in seriously ill covid patients, according to reports in BBC Brasil today.
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:42:00 GMTUruguayan government to debate measures amid record Covid-19 cases and political pressures
The Uruguayan government will discuss this Tuesday a radical reduction of mobility in the midst of a new wave of Covid-19 cases. This Monday, the highest number of new cases was detected, with almost 2,700 confirmed cases and a...