Brazil halts COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women after a death in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian states halted vaccination of pregnant women on Tuesday after a death in Rio de Janeiro led health regulator ...
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Brazil to spend an extra $1 bln on producing, acquiring COVID-19 vaccines
Brazil’s government will direct an extra 5.5 billion reais ($1.05 billion) of federal spending towards the production, supply and ...
Brazil reports 1,024 more deaths from COVID-19
Brazil reported on Sunday 1,024 more deaths from the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the national death toll to 422,340, ...
Brazil sees 2,202 more COVID-19 deaths
Brazil reported on Saturday 2,202 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 421,316, the Ministry of Health ...
Deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse in Brazil
Relatives and residents protest a day after a deadly police operation in the Jacarezinho favela of Rio de Janeiro, ...
Brazil welcomes U.S. call for talks on vaccine patents
Brazil's government said on Friday it welcomed a call from the United States for multilateral talks on vaccine patents, ...
WhatsApp Money Transfers Relaunched in Brazil, Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Announces
Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service relaunched on Tuesday its transfer money services between individuals in Brazil, after it was blocked ...
President Bolsonaro exacerbated COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: ex-minister
Brazil’s ex-health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta told a Senate inquiry Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro repeatedly ignored warnings that ...
Teenager kills three kids, two workers in daycare center in Brazil
A teenager broke into a daycare center in southern Brazil and stabbed three children and two workers to death ...
Nigeria bans travellers from India, Brazil, Turkey over COVID-19 fears
Nigeria will ban travellers coming from India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of coronavirus ...