BRASILIA (Reuters) – The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest jumped 28% in July from a year ago, official
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Brazil's Bolsonaro catches coronavirus, shrugs off health risks
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus after months
Read moreBolsonaro saddles up to join rally against Brazil's top court
Brazil’s president shook hands with supporters, wearing no face mask despite its use being mandatory in the capital. Brazilian President
Read moreIn violent Rio, U.S. protests stoke backlash against deadly cops
SÃO GONÇALO, Brazil (Reuters) – The killing of another black teenager by Rio de Janeiro police last month was, based
Read moreBrazil coronavirus death toll above 25,000, more than 410,000 cases
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 25,000 people on Wednesday, at 25,598, the Health Ministry said.
Read moreU.S. to ban travellers from world’s No. 2 coronavirus hotspot Brazil
WASHINGTON — The White House on Sunday broadened its travel ban against countries hard-hit by the coronavirus by denying admission
Read moreBolsonaro will 'soon' sign coronavirus aid deal but wants public pay freeze
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday said he would sign off on a federal assistance program for
Read moreBrazil coronavirus outbreak worsens as country could soon be No. 2 in cases
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the South American nation could soon have
Read moreBrazil's top court blocks Bolsonaro move to expel Venezuelan diplomats
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Supreme Court judge issued an injunction on Saturday suspending for 10 days a decision by Brazil’s
Read moreBrazil Supreme Court blocks Bolsonaro's federal police chief pick
An opposition party argued Alexandre Ramagem, a Bolsonaro family friend, may give the president inappropriate influence. A Brazilian Supreme Court
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