AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-caribbean-ap-top-news-brazil-7a7e8a0d3c524986412245ec9a23fad0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-caribbean-ap-top-news-brazil-7a7e8a0d3c524986412245ec9a23fad0Click to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil emerging as one of the world’s most infected countries, President Jair Bolsonaro is deflecting all responsibility for the coronavirus crisis, casting blame on mayors, governors, an outgoing health minister and the media.By contrast, he portrays himself as a clear-eyed crusader willing to defend...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-caribbean-ap-top-news-brazil-7a7e8a0d3c524986412245ec9a23fad0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-caribbean-ap-top-news-brazil-7a7e8a0d3c524986412245ec9a23fad0Click to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil emerging as one of the world’s most infected countries, President Jair Bolsonaro is deflecting all responsibility for the coronavirus crisis, casting blame on mayors, governors, an outgoing health minister and the media.By contrast, he portrays himself as a clear-eyed crusader willing to defend...WW…

AdvertisementRIO DE JANEIRO --Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he has tested positive for the coronavirus after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country.The 65-year-old right-wing populist who has been known to mingle in crowds without covering his face confirmed the results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters huddled close in front of him in the capital, Brasilia.He said he is taking hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that he, like President Donald Trump, has been promoting even though it has not been proven...…AdvertisementRIO DE JANEIRO --Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he has tested positive for the coronavirus after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country.The 65-year-old right-wing populist who has been known to mingle in crowds without covering his face confirmed the results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters huddled close in front of him in the capital, Brasilia.He said he is taking hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that he, like President Donald Trump, has been promoting even though it has not been proven...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-virus-outbreak-health-rio-de-janeiro-ap-top-news-eeae3fd8920850cb1e42a2f89ce7a967Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-virus-outbreak-health-rio-de-janeiro-ap-top-news-eeae3fd8920850cb1e42a2f89ce7a967Click to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Divina Baldomero awoke, looked out the window at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach under a cloudless sky, and decided to take her first stroll in 40 days. The 75-year-old restaurant owner, like most Brazilians, had been adhering to her governor’s call to...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-virus-outbreak-health-rio-de-janeiro-ap-top-news-eeae3fd8920850cb1e42a2f89ce7a967Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/understanding-the-outbreak-virus-outbreak-health-rio-de-janeiro-ap-top-news-eeae3fd8920850cb1e42a2f89ce7a967Click to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Divina Baldomero awoke, looked out the window at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach under a cloudless sky, and decided to take her first stroll in 40 days. The 75-year-old restaurant owner, like most Brazilians, had been adhering to her governor’s call to...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-caribbean-ap-top-news-brazil-virus-outbreak-b1d1ec68a6b9c30c0e8a029d122469bcClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-caribbean-ap-top-news-brazil-virus-outbreak-b1d1ec68a6b9c30c0e8a029d122469bcClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made it clear on Friday that he wants his new health minister to help protect the country’s economy as the government seeks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Nelson Teich, an oncologist, was sworn in as health minister after his predecessor, Luiz Henrique...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-caribbean-ap-top-news-brazil-virus-outbreak-b1d1ec68a6b9c30c0e8a029d122469bcClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-caribbean-ap-top-news-brazil-virus-outbreak-b1d1ec68a6b9c30c0e8a029d122469bcClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made it clear on Friday that he wants his new health minister to help protect the country’s economy as the government seeks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Nelson Teich, an oncologist, was sworn in as health minister after his predecessor, Luiz Henrique...WW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: RIO DE JANEIRO - More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful environmental track record by his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, and urging him to condition any support for Amazon preservation on significant progress reducing deforestation.The letter was signed by senators including Patrick Leahy,...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: RIO DE JANEIRO - More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful environmental track record by his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, and urging him to condition any support for Amazon preservation on significant progress reducing deforestation.The letter was signed by senators including Patrick Leahy,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-health-coronavirus-pandemic-jair-bolsonaro-04931a387c7fb128266235635a1422a1Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-health-coronavirus-pandemic-jair-bolsonaro-04931a387c7fb128266235635a1422a1Click to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s hospitals are faltering as a highly contagious coronavirus variant tears through the country, the president insists on unproven treatments and the only attempt to create a national plan to contain COVID-19 has just fallen short.For the last week, Brazilian governors...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-health-coronavirus-pandemic-jair-bolsonaro-04931a387c7fb128266235635a1422a1Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-health-coronavirus-pandemic-jair-bolsonaro-04931a387c7fb128266235635a1422a1Click to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s hospitals are faltering as a highly contagious coronavirus variant tears through the country, the president insists on unproven treatments and the only attempt to create a national plan to contain COVID-19 has just fallen short.For the last week, Brazilian governors...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-misinformation-coronavirus-pandemic-latin-america-ba4a7dbd4b57a53a6c4748aeb94b9bdeClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-misinformation-coronavirus-pandemic-latin-america-ba4a7dbd4b57a53a6c4748aeb94b9bdeClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Before dawn on Dec. 1, Leonardo de Carvalho Leal prepared to leave his family behind in the Brazilian city of Ponta Grossa, in Parana state. His mother overwhelmed him with goodbyes and gifted him a bracelet she said had brought her luck. He fiddled with it on his...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-misinformation-coronavirus-pandemic-latin-america-ba4a7dbd4b57a53a6c4748aeb94b9bdeClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-misinformation-coronavirus-pandemic-latin-america-ba4a7dbd4b57a53a6c4748aeb94b9bdeClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Before dawn on Dec. 1, Leonardo de Carvalho Leal prepared to leave his family behind in the Brazilian city of Ponta Grossa, in Parana state. His mother overwhelmed him with goodbyes and gifted him a bracelet she said had brought her luck. He fiddled with it on his...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-media-social-media-latin-america-3357ef7c9fdff2555c888607b01a804dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-media-social-media-latin-america-3357ef7c9fdff2555c888607b01a804dClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Black man died after being beaten by supermarket security guards in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on the eve of Friday’s Black Consciousness Day observations, sparking outrage after videos of the incident circulated on social media. A short clip showed one guard restraining João Alberto...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-media-social-media-latin-america-3357ef7c9fdff2555c888607b01a804dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-media-social-media-latin-america-3357ef7c9fdff2555c888607b01a804dClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Black man died after being beaten by supermarket security guards in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on the eve of Friday’s Black Consciousness Day observations, sparking outrage after videos of the incident circulated on social media. A short clip showed one guard restraining João Alberto...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/fires-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-international-news-environment-949544b4f28905869bd77392c640a7eaClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/fires-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-international-news-environment-949544b4f28905869bd77392c640a7eaClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Wildfire has infiltrated a Brazilian state park known for its population of jaguars as firefighters, environmentalists and ranchers in the world’s largest tropical wetlands region struggle to smother record blazes. The fire had surrounded the Encontro das Aguas (Meeting of the Waters) park...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/fires-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-international-news-environment-949544b4f28905869bd77392c640a7eaClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/fires-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-international-news-environment-949544b4f28905869bd77392c640a7eaClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Wildfire has infiltrated a Brazilian state park known for its population of jaguars as firefighters, environmentalists and ranchers in the world’s largest tropical wetlands region struggle to smother record blazes. The fire had surrounded the Encontro das Aguas (Meeting of the Waters) park...WW…

'Crossed the Rubicon': Bolsonaro attends protest for military interventionWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementRio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro came out in public to support a small protest that defended military intervention, prompting strong criticism across the political spectrum while also infringing his own ministry's recommendation to maintain social distancing.On April...…'Crossed the Rubicon': Bolsonaro attends protest for military interventionWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementRio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro came out in public to support a small protest that defended military intervention, prompting strong criticism across the political spectrum while also infringing his own ministry's recommendation to maintain social distancing.On April...WW…