April 10, 2020 Teen in remote Amazonian tribe tests positive for coronavirus A 15-year-old male from a remote indigenous tribe in the Amazon rainforest has tested positive for the coronavirus, Brazilian health officials say.
April 9, 2020 Dominik Cruz appears to be new UFC 250 opponent after Jose Aldo's reported visa issue Dominik Cruz’s fight against Jose Aldo at UFC 250 next month was reportedly put on hold.
March 31, 2020 Facebook, Twitter delete some world leaders' posts over false information Facebook and Twitter have deleted social media posts from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that they deemed to be spreading misinformation regarding COVID-19.
March 31, 2020 Bolsonaro balks against more coronavirus protections as cases in Brazil near 5,000 Brazil’s president has continued to refuse to extend his country’s protections against the novel coronavirus, claiming more quarantine measures would destroy more jobs and impact the poor disproportionately.
March 25, 2020 Bolsonaro calls Brazilian cities' coronavirus lockdowns a 'crime' Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said local leaders who were locking down cities amid the coronavirus outbreak were committing a “crime.”
March 25, 2020 Coronavirus leads some Brazil gangs to impose curfews, report says Gangs in some of Brazil’s poorest neighborhoods have, in the absence of state intervention, been imposing curfew on residents to curb the spread of the COVID-19, according to a report.
March 24, 2020 Driver for Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalized with respiratory illness as coronavirus protests continue A driver for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to the hospital Tuesday with a respiratory illness and was tested for the coronavirus, according to a report.
March 20, 2020 Christ the Redeemer lit up with every country affected by coronavirus: 'Pray together' The Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil has been lit up to pay tribute to the nations grappling with COVID-19 cases.
March 19, 2020 Brazilians chant 'Bolsonaro out!' and bang pots and pans in protest of his coronavirus response Brazilians angry with the way President Jair Bolsonaro has been handling the coronavirus outbreak have taken to their balconies en masse to bang pots and pans in protest.
March 17, 2020 Coronavirus lockdown in Brazil's jails spurs 'hundreds' of inmates to escape Hundreds of prisoners broke out of four jails in Brazil on Monday after officials planned to suspend their day-release privileges over fears that inmates could bring coronavirus back with them upon their return.