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Health
Brazilian senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over Covid handling
Brasilia, Oct 26 (EFE).- A Brazilian Senate committee on Tuesday recommended President Jair Bolsonaro face criminal charges, including of crimes…
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Politics
YouTube suspends Bolsonaro’s account over false vaccine claim
Sao Paulo, Oct 25 (EFE).- YouTube on Monday suspended the channel of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for at least seven…
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Brazilian senators: Bolsonaro’s policies increased Covid-19 deaths
By Eduardo Davis Brasilia, Oct 20 (EFE).- Brazil’s second-highest-in-the-world pandemic death toll is due to a “political decision” by President…
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Brazil, world’s 2nd country to exceed 600,000 Covid-19 deaths
By Nayara Batschke Sao Paulo, Oct 8 (EFE).- Brazil became the world’s second country Friday, behind only the United States,…
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Health
Brazil’s authorities want Bolsonaro to quarantine on UN trip
Brasilia, Sep 22 (EFE).- Brazilian health authorities Wednesday recommended that president Jair Bolsonaro go into quarantine along with the delegation…
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Health
Brazil’s health minister tests positive for Covid-19 in New York
Brasilia, Sep 21 (EFE).- Brazil’s health minister, who is in New York City with President Jair Bolsonaro to attend the…
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Health
Rio de Janeiro begins demanding vaccination proof from residents, tourists
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 15 (EFE).- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most emblematic city, on Wednesday began requiring that residents and…
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Brazil Senate: Bolsonaro used false data to say Covid deaths were inflated
Brasilia, Aug 17 (EFE).-A Brazilian Senate committee reconfirmed on Tuesday the suspicion that President Jair Bolsonaro used false data to…
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Health
Another 399 die from Covid-19 in Brazil, but pace is slowing
Sao Paulo, Aug 8 (EFE).- Brazil registered 399 deaths linked to Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the pandemic death toll in…
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Mass Covid-19 vaccination drive carried out for 1st time in Brazilian favela
By Maria Angelica Troncoso Rio de Janeiro, Jul 29 (EFE).- Hope has taken hold in Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela…
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