Covid-19 Brazil

Disapproval of Bolsonaro’s management in the pandemic in Brazil stands at 51% – Datafolha

Disapproval of President Jair Bolsonaro's management on the Covid-19 pandemic took a negative three-point drop to 51%, showed a Datafolha...

May 14, 2021

Brazil’s Bolsonaro warns that he may act by decree against Covid restrictions

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro warned on Wednesday that he might issue a decree to guarantee citizens the "freedom" to "work"...

May 5, 2021

India overtakes Brazil in number of deaths per day

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - India surpassed Brazil in the number of deaths in 24 hours from Covid-19 on April...

May 1, 2021

Rise in deaths among pregnant women from Covid-19 worries Brazil

The sharp increase in deaths among pregnant women from covid-19 worries Brazilian authorities, who, amid a worsening pandemic, have called...

April 28, 2021

Brazil adds almost 70,000 infections and surpasses 14 million Covid cases (April 20)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil registered in the last 24 hours 69,381 new infections and surpassed 14 million confirmed...

April 20, 2021

Bolsonaro likens measures against Covid-19 to “Venezuelan dictatorship”

The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, said this Saturday that the country is living in a "dictatorship" due to the...

April 10, 2021

Brazil to spend extra US$1 billion to fight pandemic as country hits daily death record

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday, March 30, signed an executive order to disburse R$5.3 billion (US$918.08 million) in new...

March 30, 2021

Covid in Brazil: One in five people hospitalized died with no access to ICU

In Brazil, 1 in every 5 hospitalized patients with coronavirus complications died with no access to an ICU bed since...

March 11, 2021

Covid-19: Brazil ranks 7th in the world in terms of administered doses

Brazil ranks 7th in the world in terms of the number of Covid-19 vaccines administered. According to a Bloomberg survey...

February 23, 2021