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Brazilian police to raid environment minister’s home as part of probe into illegal timber smuggling ring

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Police in Brazil are targeting the country’s environment minister as well as the head of the Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) as part of a major investigation into a wood-smuggling ring. … Read More >Brazilian police to raid environment minister’s home as part of probe into illegal timber smuggling ring

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Covid-19 ‘far from being controlled’ in the Americas as region accounted for 40% of global virus-related deaths last week – PAHO

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Over 34,000 people succumbed to Covid-19 in the Americas last week – almost 40% of the global death toll, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has said, adding that demand for hospital beds in some places is “dire.” … Read More >Covid-19 ‘far from being controlled’ in the Americas as region accounted for 40% of global virus-related deaths last week – PAHO

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2 Brazilian states suspend giving Covid-19 vaccines to expectant mothers after death of pregnant AstraZeneca recipient

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The Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have excluded pregnant women from their Covid-19 vaccine rollouts after the medicines regulator published new advice following the death of an expectant mother. … Read More >2 Brazilian states suspend giving Covid-19 vaccines to expectant mothers after death of pregnant AstraZeneca recipient

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Opposition & human rights groups brand bloody Rio favela raid a ‘massacre’, demand probe into possible extrajudicial killings

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Human rights groups and Brazilian opposition politicians have denounced one of the deadliest police raids at a Rio de Janeiro favela, which saw 25 killed. They have demanded an investigation into possible extrajudicial killings. … Read More >Opposition & human rights groups brand bloody Rio favela raid a ‘massacre’, demand probe into possible extrajudicial killings

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25 killed in Rio de Janeiro shoot-out as Brazilian police clash with drug cartel in favela (VIDEOS)

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A massive police operation in Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarezinho slums resulted in the death of two dozen suspected criminals, one officer, and several injured police and civilians – including subway passengers caught in the crossfire. … Read More >25 killed in Rio de Janeiro shoot-out as Brazilian police clash with drug cartel in favela (VIDEOS)

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Covid-19 mortality rate has DOUBLED among young people in Brazil, Pan-American health watchdog warns

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Hospitalizations and deaths of younger people linked to Covid-19 are on the rise across the Americas, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned, adding that the situation in Brazil is particularly alarming. … Read More >Covid-19 mortality rate has DOUBLED among young people in Brazil, Pan-American health watchdog warns

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Creators of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 jab slam ‘fake news’ from Brazil after country’s regulator Anvisa refuses to approve it

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The decision by Brazil’s health agency to delay the approval of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is entirely political and has nothing to do with science or the body’s access to information, according to the jab’s developer. … Read More >Creators of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 jab slam ‘fake news’ from Brazil after country’s regulator Anvisa refuses to approve it

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Brazil’s top court confirms probe into Bolsonaro’s Covid-19 response as richest state warns of ‘imminent’ healthcare collapse

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Brazil’s Supreme Court upheld an earlier decision by one of its judges that its Senate should investigate the handling of Covid-19 pandemic by the federal government of Jair Bolsonaro amid a surge in cases across the country. … Read More >Brazil’s top court confirms probe into Bolsonaro’s Covid-19 response as richest state warns of ‘imminent’ healthcare collapse