Brazil

India overtakes Brazil as country second-worst hit by COVID

India's coronavirus infections surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases.

Sep 7, 2020

Journalist asks Brazilian Prez a 'question', Jair Bolsonaro wants to punch him in return

Queiroz and Flavio Bolsonaro are under investigation for a scheme that allegedly swindled pay from government employees when the younger Bolsonaro was a regional lawmaker in Rio de Janeiro, and before Jair Bolsonaro became president in January 2019.

Aug 24, 2020

Street dog millionaire: Meet Hyundai Brazil's employee of the year

'Tucson Prime the dog' is the latest addition at a Hyundai Showroom in the South American nation.

Aug 5, 2020

Everyone will probably contract COVID-19 at some point: Bolsonaro

Friday's remarks came a day after Bolsonaro said that he was taking antibiotics for an infection that has left him weak following his coronavirus diagnosis.

Aug 2, 2020

Ronaldinho set to be released from house arrest in Paraguay: Report

Brazil's football legend Ronaldinho will soon walk free as his 60-day-long house arrest comes to an end in Paraguay.

Aug 1, 2020

Brazilian Prez Bolsonaro says he takes antibiotics for infection

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said that he was taking antibiotics for an infection that has left him weak, after he was diagnosed with the COVID-19 earlier this month.

Aug 1, 2020

Fact Check: Brazilian jet video goes viral as Rafale mid-air refueling

An old video of a Brazlian Air Force aircraft has gone viral on the social media with false claims that it depicts mid-air refuelling of a Rafale jet on its way to India.

Jul 31, 2020

Brazil's prez Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19 for third time

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro again tested positive for the novel coronavirus, indicating he must remain in isolation, the president's office said.

Jul 23, 2020

China's Sinovac starts phase 3 trials for its Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil

China's Sinovac Biotech is starting Phase III trials of its potential coronavirus vaccine in Brazil, it said on Monday, becoming one of three companies to move into the late stages in the race to develop an inoculation against the disease.

Jul 7, 2020

Brazil's new health minister quits as Prez Bolsonaro grabs reins in coronavirus crisis

Brazil lost its second health minister in a month on Friday, May 15 after President Jair Bolsonaro demanded wider use of unproven anti-malarial drugs to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

May 16, 2020

Prison break: Thousands of inmates escape four Brazil jails in riots against coronavirus lockdown

A long stream of 1,350 prisoners were seen breaking out of four Brazilian jails on Monday, March 16 the day before their day-release privileges were due to be suspended over the coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 17, 2020

Breaking: Brazil's President tests positive for coronavirus, but shows no symptoms

The Brazilian President tested positive for COVID-19 but he has denied the report.

Mar 13, 2020

Brazil President Bolsonaro loses memory after he slips and falls in bathroom

On speaking about the fall in an interview, the 64-year-old said, "At that moment I lost memory. The following day, this morning, I managed to get back a lot of things and now I am fine. I didn't know, for example, what I did yesterday.

Dec 25, 2019

Brazilian President calls Greta Thunberg a 'brat'; here's what she did next

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's comment came after Greta denounced the killings of indigenous Brazilian people in the Amazon.

Dec 12, 2019

Brazil approves sale of marijuana-based medicines

The decision by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) on Tuesday will take effect in 90 days and will be subject to a review after three years.

Dec 5, 2019

Global temperature rises could bring 'destructive' effects, says UN

The head of the World Meteorological Organization said global temperatures could rise by 3-5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century.

Nov 27, 2019

Brazil creates over 8,41,000 jobs in 10 months

According to the ministry's labour secretariat, the Brazilian economy generated 70,852 jobs in October, the best figure for the month since 2016.

Nov 23, 2019

Fact check: Was a biker run over by speeding car in Bengaluru?

A website called ViralTab reported that the incident took place on the Santos Dumont (SP-075) motorway in the city of Campinas located in the southern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.

Oct 21, 2019

Why did Brazil reject $20 million G7 aid to fight Amazon fires?

President Jair Bolsonaro said Brazil was being treated like "a colony or no man's land" and slammed the aid as an attack on the country's sovereignty.

Aug 27, 2019

Amazon fire: Brazil's indigenous tribe swear to fight for rainforest until last drop of blood

Over 18,000 Mura live in Amazonas state, the largest and best-preserved state in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.

Aug 24, 2019