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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, whose dismissive stance toward the COVID-19 pandemic has angered health experts, fired his popular health minister following a series of disagreements over the proper response to contain its spread in South America's most populous country. Luiz Henrique Mandetta, an orthopedist, garnered support for his handling of the…

Indigenous peoples in Brazil's Amazon region are at increased risk in a COVID-19 outbreak.PHOTO: LUCAS FERRANTEAs coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads through Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied the severity of the pandemic and broadcasted misleading information and mixed messages about how to respond, advocating for hydroxychloroquine use and…

Wearing masks, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, centre, holds a piece of paper as Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, left, speaks to Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, during a press conference on the new coronavirus Brazil's Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Health Secretary Wanderson de Oliveira has resigned, as tensions between…

The Brazilian government has underreported the number of COVID-19 cases as much as 12 times, a study by the Brazilian Center for Health Operations and Intelligence found. There has been a struggle between the country's president, who wants to see a return to normalcy, and state and local officials who want…

Scammers are creating hundreds of shady websites to trick people searching for information about certain drugs with shaky links to COVID-19 treatment, according to a new report.President Trump has repeatedly promoted antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus treatments, but scientists say it's too soon to tell whether the treatment…

The iconic Brazilian statue Christ the Redeemer was seen wearing a coat and stethoscope on Easter Sunday. Projections of health care workers were cast onto the monument in an effort to honor those fighting the coronavirus pandemic. As part of a tribute to those on the front lines, the projections…

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By Gabriela MelloSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Most Brazilians do not favor President Jair Bolsonaro resigning despite mounting criticism of his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a poll published by newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on Sunday.The survey conducted by Datafolha pollster from Wednesday to Friday showed that 59% of…

By Eduardo Simões, Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo BritoBRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil faces a tense period in the coming weeks in its battle against the coronavirus, with supplies of medical and protective equipment running low and fresh shipments from China not expected to arrive in the country for another month.Health…

On Monday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban effectively became the world's newest dictator when the country's parliament voted to suspend elections and granted him the power to rule by decree with no time limit. "At this point, Hungary is a full-on dictatorship — no if, ands, or buts. This was simply…