BRAZIL

Covid-19: new emergency relief payment begins in Brazil

Published on: April 6, 2021
08:10

Brasilia, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) As of today, Brazilian government will grant a new emergency relief in four installments for informal and non-fixed income self-employees, in order to ease the financial situation of Brazilian families due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Brazil exceeds 13 million Covid-19 infections

Published on: April 6, 2021
08:00

Brasilia, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) Brazil has reached 13,013,601 coronavirus infections by adding 28,645 positive diagnoses in the last 24 hours, Brazil´s Ministry of Health reported today.

Municipality of Brazil asks Bolivia to help with Covid-19 tests

Published on: April 5, 2021
11:41

La Paz, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Authorities from the municipality of Guajara-Mirim, Brazil, in the state of Rondonia, asked their peers in Guayaramerin, Bolivia, to help their citizens access Covid-19 detection tests, as per reports of an official source.

Brazil to receive 1.37 million Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:42

Brasilia, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) will hand over 1.37 million anti-Covid-19 vaccine doses developed by the University of Oxford (UK) and the Anglo- Swedish AstraZeneca company to the Brazilian Health Ministry.

Brazil on alert about possible Bolsonaro coup

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:27

Brasilia, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Opposition leader in the Chamber of Deputies Alessandro Molon warned Thursday about President Jair Bolsonaro's attempts to orchestrate a coup in Brazil and count on military support.

Lula condemns genocide in Brazil due to Bolsonaro’s irresponsibility

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:25

Brasilia, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned Thursday that Brazil is today experiencing genocide due to President Jair Bolsonaro´s foolishness, who is mocking the Covid-19 pandemic.

Argentina, Brazil share group in Olympic handball

Published on: April 1, 2021
16:36

Basel, Switzerland, (Prensa Latina) The teams of Argentina and Brazil share group A of the men's tournament of the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, as defined by the draw of the International Handball Federation.

Brazilian law students call for Bolsonaro’s removal

Published on: April 1, 2021
15:02

Brasilia, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) Law students from Brazilian universities simultaneously submitted over 35 impeachment petitions against President Jair Bolsonaro to the Chamber of Deputies, a website created for his removal confirmed on Thursday.

Elderly Covid-19 deaths affect poor families in Brazil

Published on: April 1, 2021
08:38

Brasilia, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) The death of elderlies by Covid-19 presently affects income of nearly half of households in Brazil, mainly the poorest, as disclosed by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ).

Brazilian MPs ask for clarification possible coup by Bolsonaro

Published on: March 31, 2021
08:58

Brasilia, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian parliamentarians asked the Ministry of Defense to clarify about possible coup plan of President Jair Bolsonaro after making changes to that portfolio and also removing commanders from the Armed Forces, it was confirmed today.

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