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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he won't take any working COVID-19 vaccine himself and calls the use of masks to limit the spread of the disease "the last taboo to fall." Bolsonaro's comments, broadcast on his social media channels Thursday night, alarmed health experts who said they could undermine efforts…

Right-wing leader adds that Congress was unlikely to require Brazilians to take a vaccine.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday evening that he would not take a coronavirus vaccine, the latest in a series of statements he has made expressing scepticism towards vaccination programmes that many hope will bring an…

Brazilian congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro (left, behind his father, President Jair Bolsonaro) deleted his tweet accusing Huawei of espionage but has criticised China in other statements. Photo: EPA-EFE Eduardo Bolsonaro had said on Twitter that Huawei technology was ‘Chinese espionage’ Several of his comments ‘darken the friendly atmosphere between the two…

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If there is anything that the COVID-19 pandemic has proven beyond doubt, it is how humanity depends on science for its survival.Every confounding development that has been thrown up by nature or biology since the days of the prehistoric man has been resolved, and humanity has advanced on the back…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has suffered a setback as most of the dozens of candidates he backed for municipal elections failed to secure victories or spots in runoffs. In more than 5,500 cities, Brazilians voted for mayors and city councilors on Sunday. The wave of…

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/ Americas Issued on: 16/11/2020 - 08:56Modified: 16/11/2020 - 08:58 An illiterate voter uses his fingerprint to sign at a polling station in Igarape Miri, Para state, Brazil on November 15, 2020, during the first round of Brazil’s municipal elections. AFP - TARSO SARRAF Shaken by the world’s second deadliest…

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SAO PAULO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Brazil’s health regulator has suspended a clinical trial for China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine citing a severe adverse event, delighting President Jair Bolsonaro, who has criticized it for lacking credibility amid growing geopolitical tensions as the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine continues.A box of China's Sinovac,…