Even after Supreme Court ruling, Bolsonaro defends keeping churches and temples open
After the Supreme Court (STF) gave the go-ahead for mayors and governors to ban services during the pandemic, President Jair...
April 9, 2021Section
Covid-19
Rio’s sanitary restrictions to be relaxed slightly; curfew remains in place
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Starting today, restrictive measures imposed a week ago as a part of the local authorities...
April 9, 2021
Brazil’s Supreme Court rules that states and municipalities can ban religious services in pandemic
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) yesterday, April 8th, ruled that mayors and governors may ban the holding of in-person religious...
April 9, 2021
Is Brazil vaccinating too little or too slow? Five data from the global rankings
As 4,000 deaths per day are currently unavoidable, criticism of Jair Bolsonaro's government and counterpoints have focused on Brazil's performance...
April 9, 2021
Rich countries will spend four times more against the pandemic crisis than emerging countries
If the recession caused by the 2008 global financial crisis was practically limited to rich countries, while virtually all emerging...
April 8, 2021
Brazil records new daily high of 4,249 Covid-19 deaths (April 8)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil reported on Thursday 4,249 new deaths associated with covid-19, a new daily high since...
April 8, 2021
More than 1,000 cities in Brazil have difficulty in oxygen supply
More than 1,000 Brazilian cities reported facing difficulties with oxygen supply in at least one health unit in the next...
April 8, 2021
Health regulator authorizes Phase 3 clinical trials in Brazil of new Covid-19 vaccine
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) on Thursday, April 8th authorized phase 3 trials of one more vaccine against Covid-19...
April 8, 2021
Argentina announces new restrictions on social gatherings, bars and restaurants, and traffic
President Alberto Fernández announced a package of restrictive measures ordered by his government to stop the surge in contagions generated...
April 8, 2021