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Coronavirus Crisis in Chile: Severe Clashes During Hunger Protests

In Chile, protests over the consequences of the Coronavirus curfews are growing. They began in the communities of El Bosque...

May 21, 2020

Bolsonaro Fires Regina Duarte from Culture Secretariat, Offers ‘Consolation Prize’

After days of criticism, on Wednesday, May 20th, President Jair Bolsonaro announced the dismissal of actress Regina Duarte from her...

May 21, 2020

Azul to Increase Number of Daily Flights by 46 Percent Starting in June

Azul Airlines announced that it will increase the number of take-offs on peak days to 168 from June, an increase...

May 21, 2020

Pandemic Levels of Infection That Brazil Fails to Consider

Two months into the first quarantines in Brazil, politicians, health authorities, and researchers are mostly in the dark. The weeks...

May 21, 2020

Half of Brazilians Disapprove of Government, See Economy on Wrong Track

Support for social isolation as a means of tackling the pandemic remains high. According to 76 percent of respondents, it...

May 21, 2020

Colombia Extends Quarantine to May 31st

Colombia will extend the compulsory isolation measures against the pandemic until May 31st and then begin a gradual economic reactivation...

May 21, 2020

São Paulo Governor Says Lockdown May Be Inevitable, Despite Social Distancing Efforts

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of São Paulo, João Doria, said on Wednesday, May 20th, that he and...

May 21, 2020

Brazil Records 888 Covid-19 Deaths in 24 Hours, Nearing 19,000 Victims (May 20th)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, May 20th, one day after beating the mark of 1,000 daily deaths by...

May 21, 2020

Brazil Adds Over 1,100 Deaths in 24 Hours, Totals 17,971 Covid-19 Victims (May 19th)

On Tuesday, May 19th, the Ministry of Health released its latest balance of deaths and confirmed cases of Covid-19.

May 20, 2020