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Business Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during a ceremony of lowering the national flag for the night at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Jul 22, 2020. (File photo: REUTERS/Adriano Machado) 25 Jul 2020 11:35AM(Updated: 25 Jul 2020 06:43PM) BRASILIA: Facebookand Twitter took down the accounts of several high-profile…

Three polls released this week show gains for President Jair Bolsonaro, putting him as favorite to win re-election in 2022 despite his controversial handling of Brazil's raging coronavirus crisis.Read More

By AFP     Jul 22, 2020 in World Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has again tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office announced Wednesday, saying he would extend his two-week quarantine and suspend upcoming travel plans.The far-right leader, who has faced criticism for downplaying the pandemic and flouting social…

Two more ministers in the Cabinet of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday they have tested positive for the new coronavirus, which has been raging through Latin Americas largest nation. Associated Press Last Updated: July 21, 2020, 12:38 AM IST FOLLOW US ON: BRASILIA, Brazil Two more ministers in the…

(Reuters) - Early data from trials of three potential vaccines showed promise of fighting COVID-19 without serious side effects, while leaders in the United States and European Union pushed for massive stimulus to cushion the economic blow from the pandemic.DEATHS AND INFECTIONS* For an interactive graphic tracking the global spread,…

Brazil passed a grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic as it approached 2 million confirmed cases, including President Jair Bolsonaro.July 16, 2020Read More

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — After months in which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro downplayed COVID-19 by flouting social distancing recommendations and mostly shunning masks, both coronavirus precautions became part of his cloistered life this week at the official residence in capital Brasilia.Bolsonaro, 65, announced on Tuesday that he tested positive for…

Several months before the coronavirus first arrived in Brazil, this spring, a series of man-made tragedies befell Maria Marques Martins dos Santos. On November 12th, dos Santos, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of three, whose five-foot frame is crowned by curly brown hair, was at her home, in Favela do Amor, in…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others to do the…

Facebook has taken down domestic influence operations connected to two controversial right-wing figures: Roger Stone, a former adviser to President Donald Trump and convicted felon, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the company said Wednesday.The two operations were entirely distinct, but both used fake accounts to push hyper-partisan, conservative political news…