brazil covid pandemic

Brazil hits record 100,000 coronavirus cases in a day plus 2,777 more Covid-19 deaths (March 25th)

Brazil on Thursday, March 25th, registered a record 100,158 new coronavirus cases within 24 hours, the Health Ministry said, underlining...

March 25, 2021

Group of Brazilian politicians and businessmen buy vaccines and immunize family members

Congressman and former Minister of Health Alexandre Padilha asked the Public Ministry of Minas Gerais to confiscate the vaccines against...

March 25, 2021

Massive pot banging protest in Brazil during Bolsonaro’s televised message on pandemic

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Several cities in Brazil registered massive protests this Tuesday night, March 23, in the form...

March 23, 2021

PAHO seeks suppliers to help Brazil purchase drugs used in intubation

Close to a shortage of intubation drugs, the Brazilian government is turning to the international market in an attempt to...

March 22, 2021

Covid-19: Brazil exceeds US peak death rate per million

Brazil has advanced by leaps and bounds in the worst of all rankings during the last few weeks, that of...

March 22, 2021

Mato Grosso state leads ICU unavailability in Brazil; no vacancies for 15 days

The state of Mato Grosso registered a sharp increase in demand for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds over the weekend...

March 22, 2021

Covid-19: Brazilian economists and business representatives demand new government measures

More than 200 people signed a manifesto that calls on the government for coordination, support for vaccination and the wearing...

March 22, 2021

Rio government studies combining April holidays into 10-day period, starting March 26th

The Rio de Janeiro State Government is studying to anticipate the April holidays to March, in order to reduce the...

March 21, 2021

India says that delivery of vaccine to Brazil will be delayed

The Serum Institute, responsible for the production in India of the covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of...

March 21, 2021