Brazil

  • May 20, 2021
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Brazil's Bolsonaro faces pressure on multiple fronts

Federal Police raided the environment minister's home in a probe of illegal timber smuggling as pandemic probes continue

Brazil
  • May 19, 2021
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Brazil COVID inquiry raises pressure as vaccines lag

The Senate body probing the president's handling of the pandemic heard from the former foreign minister yesterday

Brazil
  • May 14, 2021
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Brazil's environmental and growth anxieties will mount

The Lower House has passed a controversial bill feared to expand the risk of environmental degradation

Brazil
  • May 13, 2021
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Brazil's local vaccine production aims for autonomy

Brazil’s public sector scientific and technological capacity is facing the challenges of vaccine diplomacy

Brazil
  • May 12, 2021
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Brazilian government will shift stance on vaccines

The government has announced the purchase of a further 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer

Brazil
  • May 11, 2021
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Bolsonaro's welfare boost may be short-lived in Brazil

President Jair Bolsonaro has seen a rise in latest poll ratings after the return of emergency welfare payments in April

Brazil
  • May 7, 2021
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Police killings will erode state legitimacy in Brazil

Police raids in a Rio de Janeiro slum yesterday ended with 25 deaths

Brazil
  • May 6, 2021
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New Brazilian environmental promises clash with policy

Recent promises on eliminating illegal deforestation are at odds with government policy and practice

Brazil