Brazil surpasses 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, says media consortium (June 19)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil su rpassed the 500,000 covid-19 deaths mark on Saturday, June 19, at a time...
June 19, 2021Topic
Coronavirus Brazil
Pharma company tells Brazil’s Covid CPI that it billed 8 times more in 2020 with “Covid kit” drugs
EMS pharmaceutical company advised the Senate's Covid CPI that it invoiced R$142 (US$28.2) million with "Covid kit" drugs in 2020,...
June 17, 2021
Brazil’s Covid CPI: Fierce clash between former allies Flávio Bolsonaro and ex-Rio governor Witzel
The Covid CPI (investigative committee) was the scene of a clash between ex-governor of Rio de Janeiro Wilson Witzel and...
June 16, 2021
Northeast Brazilian state entices residents for second vaccine dose with US$2,000 raffle
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Maranhão governor Flávio Dino (PCdoB) on Tuesday, June 15, announced that the state will draw...
June 16, 2021
Brazil’s Chamber passes bill permitting expanded production of Covid-19 vaccines
The Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday, June 15, passed Federal Senate Bill 1343/21, which allows the government to authorize veterinary...
June 15, 2021
Bolsonaro wants to investigate if Brazilian state governors “exaggerate” Covid-19 deaths
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday that he has decided to investigate whether some governors "exaggerated" the number of deaths...
June 8, 2021
Covid-19: Brazil has vaccinated 22% of the population with first dose
46,496,583 Brazilians have been immunized with at least one vaccine dose, 22,408,928 have been fully immunized, according to from June...
June 2, 2021
Butantan “Project S” shows pandemic can be controlled if 75% of population is vaccinated
The coronavirus pandemic can be controlled if 75 % of the population is vaccinated against covid-19, according to a study...
May 31, 2021
Nelson Sargento, icon of samba in Brazil, dies victim of Covid-19 at age 96
The singer and composer Nelson Sargento, one of the main icons of samba and Brazilian popular music, died Thursday at...
May 27, 2021