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March 13, 2020

Brazil President Bolsonaro's son claims father tested negative for coronavirus despite earlier reports

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested negative for coronavirus, his son Eduardo has told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, contradicting earlier claims that he had tested positive. 

March 12, 2020

Brazilian official who met with Trump tests positive for coronavirus, Bolsonaro to be tested

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is being monitored and will be tested for coronavirus after one of his deputies tested positive for the disease days after they with President Trump in Florida.

February 27, 2020

Coronavirus: How countries around the world are reacting to the outbreak

As the coronavirus reached the soil of a sixth continent, countries around the globe have stepped up measures to contain the spread of the infectious disease.

February 26, 2020

Brazilian police bust ‘nervous’ driver with nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana hidden behind tractor-trailer wall

A tractor-trailer hauling nearly 2,000 pounds of illegal marijuana hidden behind a false wall was intercepted in Brazil on Monday after police pulled over the nervous-looking driver, investigators said.

February 22, 2020

Carnival begins in Rio, but tourists will face contaminated water

As the official Carnival celebrations kick off in the Brazilian city of Rio Saturday, potable water has become a valuable commodity, especially in the peak of summer when temperatures hit 120 Fahrenheit.

February 20, 2020

Brazilian senator shot during strike by military police

A Brazilian senator was shot Wednesday while trying to intervene in an illegal military police strike in the northeastern state of Ceara, video from the chaotic scene shows.  

February 14, 2020

Brazil’s president blasts Pope Francis on Amazon climate change: He ‘may be Argentinean but God is Brazilian’

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro, who embraces his comparison to President Trump, blasted Pope Francis for his plea to protect the Amazon from climate change.

February 13, 2020

Brazilian journalist gunned down outside Paraguay border home

 A Brazilian journalist was gunned down in his home on Paraguay's border as he ate dinner with his wife, father-in-law and young child, prosecutors said Thursday.

February 10, 2020

'Historic' Christian event brings together 140,000 youth — and Brazil's president

Thousands of Christians – including President Jair Bolsonaro – gathered in three stadiums in Brazil Saturday to turn to Jesus and send out missionaries to the world.

February 7, 2020

Glenn Greenwald: Brazilian judge’s decision on cybercrime charges is ‘insufficient’ to guarantee free press

Journalist Glenn Greenwald has said the decision by a Brazilian judge to dismiss cybercrime charges against him is "insufficient to guarantee the rights of a free press."