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Amazon fires a 'lie' says Brazil's Bolsonaro

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 05:10 AM

"Tropical rainforest doesn't catch fire. So this story that the Amazon is burning is a lie, and we have to fight it with real numbers," he said Tuesday. Read more »

Bolsonaro assails Brazil network blaming him for virus deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 03:09 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO -- President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out Sunday at the "cowardice" of Brazil's most widely viewed TV network for suggesting he bore heavy blame for the nation's more than 100,000 coronavirus deaths. Read more »

Brazil adrift as virus toll approaches 100,000

Paula Ramon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 11:14 AM

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Five months after confirming its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil is fast approaching the bleak milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, a tragedy experts blame on the country's lack of coherent response. Read more »

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 90,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 08:11 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil registered record daily numbers of infections and deaths from the new coronavirus Wednesday, sending its overall death toll surging past 90,000 people.   Read more »

Brazil medics urge ICC to probe Bolsonaro virus 'crimes'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 06:02 AM

Brazilian health workers urged the International Criminal Court on Monday to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's government for crimes against humanity over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Bolsonaro says he tested negative for COVID-19, two weeks after diagnosis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 10:47 PM

Bolsonaro apparently used unproven malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, the effectiveness of which against COVID-19 has not been demonstrated in clinical trials. Read more »

Bolsonaro's poll numbers rise in Brazil despite virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 05:25 AM

Three polls released this week show gains for President Jair Bolsonaro, putting him as favorite to win re-election in 2022 despite his controversial handling of Brazil's raging coronavirus crisis. Read more »

Brazil study finds no hydroxychloroquine benefit for COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 12:40 PM

A study published Thursday on the use of hydroxychloroquine in Brazil to treat COVID-19 found the drug ineffective, the latest blow to President Jair Bolsonaro's push for its widespread use. Read more »

Brazil sets daily record of new coronavirus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 23 08:25 AM

Brazil recorded a new daily record of coronavirus cases Wednesday with nearly 68,000 infections, a sign COVID-19 is still far from being brought under control in the hard-hit country.   Read more »

Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus, again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 23 04:26 AM

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has again tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office announced Wednesday, saying he would extend his two-week quarantine and suspend upcoming travel plans. Read more »

Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 12:02 PM

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro announced Wednesday that he still has the coronavirus, after undergoing a new test the day before. Read more »

Brazil's Bolsonaro fed up with quarantine, to take new virus test

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 12:50 PM

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been in quarantine nearly a week after testing positive for the new coronavirus, announced Monday he plans to take another test as he "can't stand" being in isolation.   Read more »

Facebook blocks accounts linked to Roger Stone, Brazil president

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 08:34 AM

Facebook said Wednesday it took down accounts of Roger Stone, a longtime ally of US president Donald Trump, after an investigation uncovered links to a network involved in deceptive activity dating back to the 2016 US election. Read more »

Brazil to become testing ground for coronavirus vaccine

Louis Genot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 07:49 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil may be struggling in its battle against the coronavirus, but it is on the cutting edge of vaccine development with large-scale trials and the production of millions of doses on the horizon. Read more »

President Bolsonaro of Brazil tests positive for coronavirus

Ernesto Londoño, Manuela Andreoni and Letícia Casado, The New York Times
Updated as of Jul 08 05:40 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (UPDATE) — President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, who has railed against social distancing measures and repeatedly downplayed the threat of the coronavirus as the epidemic in his country became the second-worst in the world, said Tuesday that he, too, has been infected. Read more »

Brazil's Bolsonaro says lungs 'clean' after coronavirus test

Pedro Fonseca and Gram Slattery, Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 11:03 AM

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he had undergone another test for the novel coronavirus and his lungs were "clean," after local media reported he had symptoms associated with the COVID-19 respiratory disease. Read more »

US facing 'critical' coronavirus surge

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 01:48 PM

WASHINGTON, United States - Coronavirus infections are surging across large parts of the United States, the top US infectious disease expert has warned, as the death toll in Latin America passed 100,000. Read more »

Judge orders Brazil's Bolsonaro to wear mask in public

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 03:51 AM

Judge Renato Borelli ordered Bolsonaro, who has famously compared the new coronavirus to a "little flu," to stop ignoring the capital city's mask decree, or face a fine of 2,000 reals ($390). Read more »

Brazil records nearly 50,000 coronavirus deaths as crisis deepens

Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 07:31 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Nearly 50,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Brazil, the world No. 2 hotspot, with 1,022 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. Read more »

Brazil accused of manipulating coronavirus toll

Paula Ramon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 04:52 AM

Critics are accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of manipulating the figures showing the spiralling coronavirus death toll in Brazil, after his government first stopped reporting the total number of fatalities and infections, and then released contradictory data. Read more »