Brasilia

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets across large cities in Brazil, snarling traffic as they denounced pandemic lockdown measures opposed by President Jair Bolsonaro. Protesters in trucks, cars and motorcycles, some wrapping in the country's green and yellow flags, honked horns in the streets of Rio de Janeiro,…

Coronavirus-related deaths in the US topped 40,000 with New York recording nearly half of all fatalities.  Governor Andrew Cuomo said the coronavirus curve is "on the descent" after hospitalisations and deaths continue to fall. Iran partially reopened its capital, Tehran, allowing "low-risk businesses", including shops, factories and warehouses to resume…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired his health minister on Thursday after clashing with him over how to fight the new coronavirus, and again called for states to end stay-at-home orders that he said were hurting the economy. Few global leaders have done more than Bolsonaro to play…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian health officials braced on Wednesday for President Jair Bolsonaro to fire his health minister over disagreements on how to handle the coronavirus outbreak, with at least one secretary offering his resignation in protest. Brazil's Minister of Health Luiz Henrique Mandetta gestures during a news conference, amid…

RIO DE JANEIRO/MAPUTO (Reuters) - One of Brazil’s top cocaine traffickers has been arrested in Mozambique, officials in both countries said, underlining the growing global footprint of the First Capital Command (PCC) gang, Brazil’s most powerful criminal organization. Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, aka “Fuminho,” had been on the run for…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro talked to supporters as he left Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, ... Brazil this week. AFP via Getty Images Topline: As confirmed coronavirus deaths in Brazil topped 1,000 Friday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rebuffed social distancing measures to go out into the streets of Brasilia, the nation’s…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s health minister said on Wednesday that the country’s attempts to purchase thousands of ventilators from China to fight the coronavirus epidemic fell through and the government is now looking to Brazilian companies to build the devices. Brazil's Minister of Health Luiz Henrique Mandetta attends a news…

UFC light heavyweight Nikita Krylov – who competed behind closed doors at UFC Brasilia last month due to the Covid-19 pandemic – has said people who constantly obsess about the deadly virus are more likely to contract it. Ukrainian-Russian fighter Krylov defeated home favorite Johnny Walker via unanimous decision at…

BRASILIA/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. A worker disinfects a bus stop during…

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday cast doubt on Sao Paulo’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak and accused the state governor of manipulating the numbers for political ends, without giving evidence for his claims. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks at media statement announcing…