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Brazil Totals 159,400 Covid-19 Deaths Since Start of Pandemic (October 30th)

The Ministry of Health's balance released on Friday, Otober 30th, shows that that there are now a total of 159,477...

October 31, 2020

Analysis: Growing Online Anti-Vaccine Movement Is Threat to Brazil’s Public Health

Over the past few years, Brazil has perceived a drop in vaccine coverage of the basic immunization calendar.

October 30, 2020

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says Fresh Covid Lockdown Measures are ‘Crazy’

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a longtime critic of stay-at-home measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, said on Thursday, October 29th,...

October 30, 2020

Brazil Opens Net 313,564 Formal Jobs in September, Third Straight Month of Growth

Special Secretary of Social Security and Labor Bruno Bianco said on Thursday that there is a marked upswing in the...

October 30, 2020

Analysis: Pandemic Highlights Lack of Decent Social Housing in Latin America

After months in confinement, Latin America is slowly beginning to take to the streets. However, staying home has been difficult...

October 30, 2020

São Paulo Records at Least 5,000 Domestic Violence Cases Against Children in Pandemic

At least 5,000 children in the São Paulo capital suffered some form of domestic violence during the quarantine caused by...

October 29, 2020

After Outcry, Bolsonaro Revokes Decree Leading to Private Investment in Basic Health Care

Since it was published in the Federal Gazette, the decree has sparked much criticism. The reactions came from politicians and...

October 29, 2020

Brazilian ‘Vaccine War’ Could Unite Political Center Against Bolsonaro

On the eve of the municipal elections, Jair Bolsonaro's "erratic" actions have been classified by center parties and notables as...

October 29, 2020

Brazil Records 158,400 Covid-19 Deaths Since Start of Pandemic (October 28th)

The balance released yesterday, October 28th, by the Ministry of Health (MS) reports 28,629 new cases of Covid-19 in 24...

October 29, 2020