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Brazil's Bolsonaro accused of 'crimes against humanity' at ICC

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 12 03:56 PM

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was accused Tuesday of "crimes against humanity" at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his alleged role in the destruction of the Amazon, the first case seeking to explicitly link deforestation to loss of life. Read more »

Protesters in Brazil demand Bolsonaro's impeachment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 09:02 AM

Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets around the country Saturday, once again calling for the ouster of unpopular President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, among other issues. Read more »

'Brazil hospitals tested unproven drugs, hid deaths'

Anthony Boadle, Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 07:59 AM

A Brazilian hospital chain tested unproven drugs including ivermectin on elderly COVID-19 patients without their knowledge, a lawyer said. Read more »

Unvaccinated Bolsonaro eats pizza on New York sidewalk

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 07:59 AM

The Big Apple currently requires anyone wanting to eat inside to provide proof of at least one shot and Bolsonaro says he is not vaccinated. Read more »

Brazil reports over 150,000 COVID-19 cases in one day amid Rio backlog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 12:30 AM

BRASILIA - Brazil reported 935 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday and some 150,106 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry, an unusually large number due to what officials said was an adjustment in how case numbers are tabulated. Read more »

Amazon fires surge anew in Brazil as cleared forest burns

Bruno Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 03:45 AM

Such levels were last seen a decade ago before Bolsonaro took office. Read more »

Brazil's Bolsonaro rolls out tanks to cover his weak position

Anthony Boadle, Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 08:18 PM

"Bolsonaro imagines this is showing strength, but in fact it is showing all the weakness of a president cornered by corruption investigations." Read more »

Brazil court to probe Bolsonaro for attacks on voting system

Lisandra Paraguassu, Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 11:35 AM

Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) decided on Monday to open an investigation into far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for his statements claiming there will be fraud in next year's elections.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 2, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:01 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Brazil's Bolsonaro in hospital due to persistent hiccups, may need surgery

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 07:36 AM

BRASILIA - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is suffering from an "intestinal obstruction" that may need "emergency surgery," the government said on Wednesday after the far-right leader was admitted to hospital . Read more »

Brazil braces for third wave of COVID-19

Jordi Miro, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 02:15 PM

Already reeling from one of the highest death tolls in the pandemic, Brazil is bracing for the threat of a third wave of COVID-19, fueled by vaccination delays and a lack of containment measures.   Read more »

Brazilians stage more protests against Bolsonaro

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 30 10:49 AM

Tens of thousands of people in Brazil staged another day of protest against President Jair Bolsonaro, in particular for his chaotic handling of the pandemic, which has claimed more than 461,000 lives here. Read more »

Brazil COVID-19 death toll tops 435,000: Health Ministry

Reuters
Posted at May 17 05:59 AM

BRASILIA - Brazil recorded 40,941 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,036 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Read more »

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 400,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 06:00 AM

The health ministry reported 3,001 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing Brazil's overall toll to 401,186 -- second only to the United States.   Read more »

Brazil's COVID response cost thousands of lives, says humanitarian group

Reuters
Posted at Apr 16 06:47 AM

Brazil's COVID-19 outbreak is the deadliest in the world after the United States and is currently leading in average daily mortalities. Read more »

President Bolsonaro asks Brazil military about troops to quell possible unrest

Lisandra Paraguassu, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 05:06 AM

Critics fret that Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain, aims to marshal the army and police as a political force ahead of a fraught 2022 election. Read more »

The deadliest month: COVID kills 66,500 people in Brazil in March

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 06:39 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Hard-hit Brazil's coronavirus death toll soared in March, its deadliest month yet in the pandemic, with 66,573 people killed by Covid-19, more than double the previous record. Read more »

In food-rich Brazil, people go hungry as pandemic rages

Rodrigo Almonacid, with Eugenia Logiuratto in Rio de Janeiro, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 08:20 AM

SAO PAULO - The lines of homeless and other needy people waiting for free meals in the streets of Brazil are growing longer as the Covid-19 pandemic rages out of control. Read more »

Brazil hits record 100,000 coronavirus cases in a day

Pedro Fonseca, Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 07:14 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil on Thursday registered a record 100,158 new coronavirus cases within 24 hours, the Health Ministry said, underlining the scale of a snowballing outbreak that is becoming a major political crisis for President Jair Bolsonaro. Read more »

Brazil passes 300,000 COVID-19 deaths

Pedro Fonseca, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 06:42 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - As the number of COVID-19 deaths in Brazil passed 300,000 on Wednesday, President Jair Bolsonaro's fourth health minister used his first official day in the job to pledge a vaccination goal of 1 million shots a day to put the brakes on the snowballing crisis.   Read more »