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A dead man’s body lay festering on the streets of Rio for 30 hours amid Brazil’s soaring coronavirus death toll that has reached more than 20,000. The family of Valnir da Silva, 62, say he was a victim of the coronavirus pandemic that is tearing its way through Rio’s marginalised communities, stretching public services beyond their … Read more
Brazilian city reports 160 percent increase in coronavirus cases after social distancing measures were relaxed and businesses opened Coronavirus cases in Blumenau, Brazil, spiked from 68 sickened patients on April 13 to 177 as of Tuesday The increase in cases comes as the state of Santa Catarina eased social distancing measures and allowed businesses to … Read more
The mayor of Brazil’s worst-hit city has described the hundreds of coronavirus deaths in Manaus as ‘a scene out of a horror movie’ as bodies are piled up in refrigerated trucks and bulldozers dig mass graves at cemeteries. Mayor Virgilio Neto said his city was ‘no longer in a state of emergency but rather of … Read more
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is being heavily criticized after firing Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta on Thursday, just a week after he initially contemplated dismissing him. The far-right leader clashed often with the health expert’s assessment over how the silent yet ravaging coronavirus pandemic should be dealt with. Bolsonaro offered a dismissive tone toward Mandetta’s … Read more
A shocking video showing bodies of dead coronavirus victims lying next to live patients fighting the disease has been captured from inside a Brazilian hospital. The horrifying footage surfaced as Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro sparked anger for firing his health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta for urging the government to do more to fight the pandemic. In total, the … Read more
Guilty! Brazilian judge working from home appears in a Zoom court hearing shirtless after forgetting the camera was on Judge Carmo Antonio de Souza appeared shirtless before Zoom video conference with other judges in the Brazilian state of Amapá All state court judges have been working from home since a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was imposed in … Read more
A newly discovered reptile that lived 250 million years ago even before the dinosaurs has been named after a Lord of the Rings character. The new species, called Elessaurus gondwanoccidens, was discovered among rocky deposits not far from the Argentina border. E. gondwanoccidens is named after the Elvish name (Elessar) of Aragorn from Lord of … Read more
China has condemned Brazil after the far-right government’s education minister linked the coronavirus pandemic to Beijing’s ‘plan for world domination,’ in a tweet imitating a Chinese accent. In the latest incident to strain ties between Brasilia and Beijing, Education Minister Abraham Weintraub insinuated China was behind the global health crisis. The Chinese Embassy in Brazil … Read more
Organised crime gangs are enforcing their own coronavirus lockdown in Rio de Janeiro by ordering people to obey a curfew. Threatening messages which circulated in the city’s notorious favelas warn that gangsters will teach people to ‘respect’ an 8pm shutdown, Brazilian media says. ‘Attention all residents of Rio das Pedras, Muzema and Tijuquinha! Curfew from … Read more
‘They invented that I was depressed’: Pele DENIES claims he is struggling to come to terms with lack of mobility after Brazil legend’s son claimed his father was ’embarrassed’ to leave home following hip operation Pele has again denied reports he is depressed because of his mobility problems His son claimed last month the Brazil … Read more