Spain extends restrictions on flights from Brazil for 10th time
Only Spanish or Andorran citizens, residents of both countries, and passengers in international connections to a country outside the Schengen...
June 15, 2021Section
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Brazil lagging behind in pandemic, gripped by fear – study
The vast majority of Brazilians (90%) say they are still "thinking as if they were in the pandemic", reports World...
June 12, 2021
São Paulo residents seek out Pfizer vaccine for future travel advantages
Preference for Pfizer's vaccine stems from information on unwanted reactions and protection levels or fear of a future "vaccine passport"
June 9, 2021
Brazil has signaled WTO agreement to negotiate vaccine patent suspension
The Brazilian government has said for the first time that it accepts to negotiate and stresses that it will seek...
June 8, 2021
Bolsonaro invites Rio’s ex-mayor Marcelo Crivella to be Brazil’s ambassador to South Africa
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the South African government a document inquiring about the appointment.
June 8, 2021
South Africa – where Rio’s ex Mayor Crivella may be ambassador – is key for Brazil’s Universal Church
Marcelo Crivella, former Universal bishop, would have been nominated by Jair Bolsonaro's government to be Brazil's ambassador to South Africa
June 8, 2021
Spain reopens borders to vaccinated tourists, but excludes Brazil
Spain decided that travelers coming from Brazil and South Africa will remain banned in order to prevent the spread of...
June 7, 2021
European Union invites Brazil to make alternative proposal to breaking vaccine patents
Impasse over Covid vaccine patents leads EU to informally sound out the Brazilian government to form a group at the...
May 31, 2021
Covid-19: What we know about the Indian variant
India has recorded the world's sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and...
May 27, 2021