May 10, 2020 Bolsonaro called 'biggest threat' to Brazil's coronavirus response as cases spike Brazil's president comes under increased criticism for his response to the pandemic.
May 2, 2020 Coronavirus in Brazil leads to mass graves, fears country could become worst-hit in world: 'We are in a state of utter disaster' Brazilian city of Manaus is suffering with a coronavirus outbreak. The public health system has collapsed, 100% of the ICU beds are occupied.
April 30, 2020 Bolsonaro effect? More Brazilians seen defying coronavirus restrictions Urged on by the view of President Jair Bolsonaro that a shutdown is wrongheaded, will wreck the economy and that anyway, the coronavirus pandemic isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, the people of Brazil are starting to choose the freedom championed by conservatives rather than the safety defended by liberals globally.
April 27, 2020 Brazil sees spike in coronavirus cases, with some hospitals overloaded Coronavirus cases in Brazil have skyrocketed in recent weeks, pushing many hospitals to the brink and prompting health experts to warn that the country is on its way to becoming the next global hotspot while cases plateau in other hard-hit countries.
April 20, 2020 Brazil's Bolsonaro flouts coronavirus social distancing rules, coughs during speech at pro-military protest Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke his own health ministry’s social distancing recommendations amid the coronavirus pandemic Sunday by going out in public to support a small protest demanding the country close its democratic institutions and return to a military dictatorship.
April 19, 2020 Hundreds of Brazilians hit the streets to protest coronavirus stay-at-home orders Protests targeting coronavirus lockdown measures in Brazil opposed by President Jair Bolsonaro tied up traffic in several large cities.
April 15, 2020 Brazilian WWII vet, 99, survives coronavirus Ermando Piveta saluted as he was was greeted in military-style with trumpet music and cheers from staff on his way out of the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia Tuesday after beating the coronavirus.
April 13, 2020 Which world leaders, US politicians have tested positive or been exposed to the coronavirus? As world leaders race to respond to the global coronavirus pandemic, government leaders and politicians in the United States, Europe and elsewhere have contracted the COVID-19 virus.
April 13, 2020 Christ the Redeemer pays tribute to coronavirus doctors, nurses Rio de Janeiro illuminated the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue on Sunday in an Easter tribute to doctors and nurses battling the global coronavirus outbreak.
April 12, 2020 Brazilian woman, 97, becomes country's oldest coronavirus survivor, report says A Brazilian woman has survived coronavirus, becoming the country’s oldest woman to survive the virus, according to a report Sunday.