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Brazil: Rio's deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse

25 people died in a massive police raid against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela.

India

COVID-19: India records new case high as Brazil sees deadliest month

More than 386,450 new cases were reported across India on Friday, as the army opened up its hospitals. Meanwhile, Brazil became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths.

Belgium

Belgium shuts borders to travellers from India, Brazil & South Africa

Belgium citizens and residents can fly back from these three countries but will have to submit to quarantine and COVID-19 tests.

Travel News

Travellers to France from four countries hit with new restrictions

New arrivals from Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Brazil must adhere to strict new guidelines that will come into force next Saturday, including a 10-day home quarantine.

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Travel News

France suspends all flights to and from Brazil over variant fears

“We note the situation is getting worse,” said France's prime minister Jean Castex. “And so we have decided to suspend all flights between Brazil and France until further notice.”

Brazil

Brazil's virus outlook darkens amid COVID vaccine delays

The Health Ministry has cut its outlook for vaccine supplies in April three times already, to half their initial level, and the country’s two biggest laboratories are facing supply constraints.

Brazil

Countries hit new records of COVID case numbers and deaths

Numbers have been surging in countries even where the pandemic is thought to be kept in check.

Brazil

Brazil military chiefs quit as Bolsonaro seeks their support

The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned following President Jair Bolsonaro's replacement of the defence minister

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Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer undergoes renovation

Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer undergoes renovation

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Bolsonaro greets supporters as they wish him happy birthday

They cheered the 66-year-old outside the presidential palace in the capital, Brasilia.

Travel News

Iconic beaches in Rio de Janeiro and Miami are closed to the public

Rio and Florida are known for their long, sweeping beaches but spikes in Coronavirus cases and brawling crowds have led to them being closed.

Brazil

WHO urges Brazil to act as COVID deaths hit record high

"We are deeply concerned," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference.

Brazil

Restrictions on Rio's Copacabana beach as COVID-19 cases rise

Police are now patrolling Brazil's most famous beach after its many stalls were closed on Friday.

United Kingdom

COVID-19: England officials hunt confirmed Manaus variant case

Three cases of the Manaus variant have been confirmed in England but one of them remains unidentified. Officials are appealing for that person to come forward.

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Rio's 'bate-bolas' stage small parade despite cancelled carnival

The world-famous Brazilian festival is not happening this year amid the pandemic, but some still dressed up in their exuberant, hand-made costumes for a symbolic celebration.

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Sambistas perform to open Rio's would-be carnival season

The symbolic performance marked what would have opened Rio's carnival season - a series of events that has been scrapped due to the pandemic.

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Brazil's Amazon riverside communities receive COVID jabs

Brazil has recorded nearly 10 million cases of COVID-19 and 234,000 deaths.

Brazil

Brazil's Amazon region suffers deadly lack of oxygen supplies

Brazilian artists, football clubs, and politicians used their platforms to appeal for help for the city of Manaus, which is experiencing a dire lack of oxygen.

United Kingdom

UK bans arrivals from South America, Portugal over new COVID variant

Portugal's foreign minister called the UK’s decision “absurd” and “without logic” after arrivals from the country were included in a ban imposed due to a new variant of coronavirus found in Brazil.

World

Private clinics start ordering COVID-19 jabs in Brazil

Brazil’s health ministry has yet to deliver details of its national vaccination plan. The central government has tasked state governors, research institutes, and private clinics with acquiring the jabs. Our International correspondent Anelise Borges is in Rio de Janeiro.