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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Despite the pandemic, Mr Bolsonaro's core base continues to support him Brazil's handling of the pandemic has turned highly political. The country has swiftly risen up the grim leader board of coronavirus statistics and its death toll - 41,828 - is now the world's…

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As if 2020 weren’t wild enough, there will be a presidential election in November. It may feel like we’ve been facing this pandemic for a year and even the Democratic primary seems like a memory from another age, but the general election is now less than five months away.Even if…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Brazil has recorded the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world Brazil has restored a website that lists the full data on Covid-19 in the country, just hours after it was ordered to do so by the Supreme Court.The health ministry stopped releasing cumulative…

SÃO PAULO—The Brazilian government is revamping how it calculates and releases data on coronavirus infections and deaths, sparking criticism that President Jair Bolsonaro is trying to hide the true extent of a pandemic that has killed more than 35,000 people.In recent days, the administration of Mr. Bolsonaro, who frequently plays…

Thousands of people in Brazil have defied a lockdown to demonstrate against what they see as threats to democracy and health under President Jair Bolsonaro. He has described the protesters as 'terrorists” and says he will continue pushing to arm ordinary Brazilians to defend the country. In Rio de Janeiro,…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.Photo: Andressa Anholete (Getty Images)U.S. President Donald Trump apparently isn’t the only world leader unhappy with the World Health Organization (WHO) and who’s willing to take drastic steps in response. On Friday, Brazil’s far-right President Jair…

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Brazil has already recorded more than 35,000 coronavirus-related deaths Brazil has removed months of data on Covid-19 from a government website amid criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak.The health ministry said it would now only be reporting cases and deaths in the…

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis.Brazil threatens WHO exitBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatens to follow in the footsteps of US President Donald Trump and pull out of the World Health Organization."I'm telling you right now, the United States left the WHO, and we're studying that, in the…