Brazil
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:59:00 GMTTo curb spread of Manaus coronavirus strain, France bans flights to Brazil
France's government has banned all flights to/from Brazil effective following the increase of covid-19 cases of the Manaus strain detected in the European nation.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:29:00 GMTBrazil STF Justice Weber halts Bolsonaro's easing on firearms, pending plenum ruling
Justice Rosa Weber of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF), Monday issued a provisional preemptive injunction against parts of decrees from President Jair Bolsonaro which enabled or facilitated the acquisition and use of firear...
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:13:00 GMTBrazil "falls" to third place among covid-19 affected countries behind the U.S. and now India
Brazil has been displaced from its shrine as the world's second-worst country regarding coronavirus infections. Its place has been taken over by India.
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:58:00 GMTBrazil's Anvisa to check Russian Sputnik V manufacturing plant as need for vaccines soars
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) will be sending a delegation to Russia next week to conduct an onsite review of the facilities where the Sputnik V vaccine is manufactured, it was announced Friday.
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:16:00 GMTBrazil: Ex-President Cardoso says Bolsonaro wants to run for presidency against Lula; and will win
Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002) said in a newspaper interview that Jair Bolsonaro wanted to take on ex-President Lula da Silva in the next elections. And he would beat him.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:54:00 GMTBrazil Vice-President dubs Argentina “an eternal beggar”
In a statement supporting the government's proposed fiscal adjustment, Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao Thursday labelled Argentina an “eternal beggar,” which might spark another diplomatic incident, of which the adm...
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:38:00 GMTAnti-covid measures lightened in Rio de Janeiro
Starting this Friday, restrictive measures imposed a week ago as a part of the local authorities in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro's strategy against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic are to be lightened, it was ann...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:31:00 GMTBolsonaro rules out lockdown despite growing number of covid-19 cases and mounting pressure
Despite the growing number of covid-19 cases nationwide, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday insisted there would be no further restrictive measures and ruled out a full-scale lockdown.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:40:00 GMTBolsonaro and Putin discuss Sputnik-V vaccine purchase in telephone conversation
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro spoke Tuesday on the telephone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, about the possible purchase of Sputnik V, the anti-Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Institute for Research...
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:01:00 GMTRio de Janeiro lawmakers now against renaming Maracana stadium after Pele to focus on covid-19 fight
The Legislative Assembly of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro (Alert) Tuesday decided to go back on its steps and drop the initiative to rename the iconic Maracana stadium after football legend Pelé.