Brazil

Brazil’s hospitals running out of sedatives as COVID-19 rages

Brazil has recorded a total of 361,884 coronavirus deaths - only the United States has… Read More

Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous -study

Research conducted by the public health institute Fiocruz into the variants circulating in Brazil found… Read More

Brazil Senate pushes forward with probe of Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 response

Some 3,808 Brazilians died of COVID-19 on Tuesday alone, according to Health Ministry data. Read More

Most antibody drugs ineffective against Brazil coronavirus variant

The coronavirus variant first identified in Brazil, known as P.1, is resistant to three of… Read More

Brazil sees 1,803 COVID-19 deaths; Chinese vaccine found 50.7% effective against variant

Brazil, which has in recent weeks become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, saw… Read More

Man born with ‘upside-down head’ defies doctors’ predictions

A man who was born with his head "upside-down" and was not expected to live… Read More

Apple slapped $2 million fine for selling iPhone 12 without a charger

The consumer watchdog in Brazil's Sao Paulo state slapped $2 million fine against Apple which… Read More

Brazil approves COVID-19 vaccine, but has none to use

The approval is good news for a country whose immunization campaign has been plagued by… Read More

Superbike racer embarrasses himself after celebrating victory too soon

He finished third instead of first which is entirely due to his impatience to claim… Read More

Heart-stopping footage: Teenager risks life to save sister from being hit by car

A teenage boy risked his own life by sprinting across the road for saving his… Read More

Brazil records more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: official

The 1,092 new fatalities took Brazil s total from the coronavirus pandemic to almost 185,000… Read More

Brazil rolls out COVID-19 vaccination plan

The plan says 70% of the population - or about 148 million of Brazil’s 212… Read More

WATCH: 50-year-old mother beats phone snatcher, recovers daughter’s phone

She said three years ago she was mugged and forced to hand over her mobile… Read More

Over dozen killed, scores injured after bus plunges off a 45-foot-high bridge

At least 16 people have lost their lives and 27 were injured in a horrible… Read More

Violence erupts in Brazil after Black man beaten to death at superstore

More than 1,000 demonstrators attacked a Carrefour Brasil supermarket in the southern Brazilian city of… Read More

Brazil institute to import Chinese COVID-19 vaccine rejected by Bolsonaro

Brazilian regulator Anvisa on Friday authorized a biomedical center to import 6 million doses of… Read More

Brazil volunteer dies during COVID-19 vaccine trial

Oxford confirmed the plan to keep testing, saying in a statement that after careful assessment… Read More

Brazil tops 4 million cases amid signs pandemic slowing

There were almost 44,000 new cases over the previous 24 hours, and 834 fatalities. Read More

Brazil state to provide COVID-19 vaccine even without federal govt help

Doria said the vaccine developed by China’s SinoVac still needs to complete clinical trials and… Read More

Worker drops dead in Brazilian superstore but colleagues cover him up with umbrellas

The shop remained opened despite a dead body of its employee inside. Read More