Brazil’s Fiocruz, after delay, starts production of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
The vaccine produced with drugs imported from China has passed the necessary tests and 3.8 million doses can be expected...
March 9, 2021Topic
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Brazil’s hospitals at risk as weather changes bring more floods
Last December, when physician Victor Heitor Gomes became health director for Rafard, a municipality 150 km northwest of São Paulo,...
March 9, 2021
Brazil currency hits 4-month low after Supreme Court justice annuls convictions of ex-President Lula
Brazil's real sank around 1.5% to a fresh four-month low through R$5.78 per dollar on Monday, March 9th, after a...
March 9, 2021
Shock in Uruguay: soccer player Franco Acosta was found lifeless
Uruguayan soccer player Franco Acosta was found dead on Monday, after disappearing on Saturday, March 6th, when trying to swim...
March 8, 2021
Brazil Supreme Court Justice overturns Lula’s convictions on jurisdictional grounds
Brazil Supreme Court Justice overturns Lula's. Expert brazil supreme court analysis and reporting from The Rio Times. Latest brazil supreme...
March 8, 2021
São Paulo governor announces 11 new field hospitals and 140 additional ICU beds
São Paulo governor João Doria announced on Monday, March 8th, 11 new field hospital structures totaling 280 additional beds for...
March 8, 2021
Shortage of Covid-19 vaccines in Latin America exposes inequality between rich and poor nations
Latin America and the Caribbean lack the necessary amount of covid-19 vaccines. By Friday, March 5th, the region's countries had...
March 8, 2021
Colombia fiscal revisions spark market concern, up risk of rating loss
Colombia’s plan to finance its fiscal needs this year with ever-swelling debt has sparked market concern and may herald the...
March 8, 2021
Eva Copa: the woman who broke with Evo Morales to become Bolivia’s greatest electoral phenomenon
Eva Copa broke with Evo Morales and won El Alto — now she is Bolivia's most credible opposition leader heading...
March 8, 2021