Tag: Brazil government
Brazil: 41 COVID-19 cases connected to Copa America event
SAO PAULO — Brazil's health ministry has documented 41 cases of COVID-19 related to the Copa America, including 31 players or staffers and 10...
Bolsonaro fined as he flouts mask rule before motorcyclists
SAO PAULO — Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro led a throng of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday — and got...
Trump-appointed ambassador to Brazil resigns after 14 months
RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. ambassador known for friendly ties with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tendered his resignation after just over a...
Neymar, Thiago Silva included in Brazil’s Copa America squad
SAO PAULO — Neymar will spearhead Brazil's attack for the Copa America, with veteran defender Thiago Silva also included despite a recent injury.
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Brazil top court to rule on country as Copa America host
SAO PAULO — Brazil's top court scheduled an emergency session for Thursday to decide whether or not the Copa America will be allowed to...
Copa America drama eclipses World Cup qualifiers
SAO PAULO — South American World Cup qualifiers involving bitter rivals Colombia and Argentina, and Paraguay hosting Brazil, are being overshadowed by a possible...
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation reaches record level for May
RIO DE JANEIRO — Preliminary government data released on Friday has raised concern that the coming dry season will see even more deforestation of...
Bolsonaro wants to host Copa America in Brazil despite virus
SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wants this month's Copa America soccer tournament to be held in his country despite the raging coronavirus...
Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal
SERRANA, Brazil — Just one COVID-19 patient is in critical condition at the Dr. Geraldo Cesar Reis clinic in Serrana, a city of almost...
New clashes as wildcat miners attack Indigenous in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — Hundreds of wildcat miners attacked police who were trying to halt illegal mining in the Brazilian Amazon region and then...
