Tag: Brazil government
Brazil: Ex-health minister testifies on handling of pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s former health minister denied receiving any direct orders from President Jair Bolsonaro during his 10 months in the post,...
Alves and Silva back for Brazil in World Cup qualifying
SAO PAULO — Veteran defenders Dani Alves and Thiago Silva were brought back into the Brazil squad on Friday for next month's World Cup...
Sao Paulo authorities plead with China to release vaccines
SAO PAULO — Authorities in Brazil's most populous state on Wednesday said they have mobilized to try to convince the Chinese government to authorize...
Expected ‘bombshell’ testimony fizzles at Brazil virus probe
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian senators expecting explosive testimony from a former government official on President Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response expressed anger Wednesday at...
Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse
RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surged in April after pledges
RIO DE JANEIRO — Preliminary data released Friday signaled deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon in April was the highest for that month in at least...
Brazilian comedian’s COVID-19 death unites nation in grief
RIO DE JANEIRO — Paulo Gustavo, a popular comedian whose character Dona Herminia dealt with everyday family and LGTBQ issues in some of Brazil's...
Ex-minister: Bolsonaro eyed decree on chloroquine for COVID
RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro had considered issuing a decree officially expanding the...
Brazil backs away from the virus brink, but remains at risk
RIO DE JANEIRO — For most of this month, intensive care units across Brazil were at or near capacity amid a crush of COVID-19...
Brazil Senate starts potentially damaging probe of president
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday began an inquiry into the government’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic, a probe that analysts say could...
