Brazilian politics Brazilian presidential hopeful Eduardo Leite announces he is gay 05-07-2021 11:18 "I am a gay governor and I am proud of it, declares Rio Grande do Sul state governor Eduardo Leite, as he denounces intolerable attacks from political rivals.
Global pandemic Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19 07-06-2021 23:23 Brazil, already battered by the pandemic, braces for its third wave of Covid-19 fueled by vaccination delays and lack of containment measures.
Coronavirus pandemic Face mask row gets bawdy in Bolsonaro's Brazil 12-03-2021 01:45 A roiling row over face masks in President Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil veers into not-safe-for-work territory.
Coronavirus Pandemic Vaccine shortage forces Rio to suspend Covid jabs 15-02-2021 16:44 Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro is forced to suspend its vaccination programme due to shortages, fuelling further frustrations with President Jair Bolsonaro's government.
Brazil Bolsonaro’s son ordered by courts to pay damages to journalist 22-01-2021 14:53 A court of justice ordered the son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to pay damages to a journalist after claiming she had "tried to seduce" a source to obtain compromising information about his Father.
Coronavirus pandemic Bolsonaro backs vaccine campaign despite personal opposition 17-12-2020 14:48 Brazil is negotiating the purchase of 350 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for 2021, including 210 million of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine that is largely made in Brazil by the Fiocruz institute, and 70 million of Pfizer's vaccine.