and Rio de janeiroBrazil’s Federal Police searched the official residence of Rio de Janeiro Gov. Wilson Witzel on Tuesday, part of an investigation into the alleged embezzlement of public resources in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Police did not say whether Witzel, a former federal judge, was personally targeted by any of the 12 search and seizure warrants in Rio and São Paulo states. An ongoing investigation pointed to irregularities in contracts awarded for the construction of emergency field hospitals in Rio, and involved health officials, police said in a...…and Rio de janeiroBrazil’s Federal Police searched the official residence of Rio de Janeiro Gov. Wilson Witzel on Tuesday, part of an investigation into the alleged embezzlement of public resources in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Police did not say whether Witzel, a former federal judge, was personally targeted by any of the 12 search and seizure warrants in Rio and São Paulo states. An ongoing investigation pointed to irregularities in contracts awarded for the construction of emergency field hospitals in Rio, and involved health officials, police said in a...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-sao-paulo-rio-de-janeiro-ap-top-news-brazil-c35cd5594a4416557038685259fd3dfaClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-sao-paulo-rio-de-janeiro-ap-top-news-brazil-c35cd5594a4416557038685259fd3dfaClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In Brazil’s bustling Amazon city of Manaus, so many people have died within days in the coronavirus pandemic that coffins had to be stacked on top of each other in long, hastily dug trenches in a city cemetery. Some despairing relatives reluctantly chose cremation for loved ones to avoid...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-sao-paulo-rio-de-janeiro-ap-top-news-brazil-c35cd5594a4416557038685259fd3dfaClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-sao-paulo-rio-de-janeiro-ap-top-news-brazil-c35cd5594a4416557038685259fd3dfaClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In Brazil’s bustling Amazon city of Manaus, so many people have died within days in the coronavirus pandemic that coffins had to be stacked on top of each other in long, hastily dug trenches in a city cemetery. Some despairing relatives reluctantly chose cremation for loved ones to avoid...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/latin-america-virus-outbreak-caribbean-brazil-courts-639a6f76b8ffea03cc34f9c280e21ea8Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/latin-america-virus-outbreak-caribbean-brazil-courts-639a6f76b8ffea03cc34f9c280e21ea8Click to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he twice tested negative for the coronavirus but many, including a federal judge, are demanding he share the actual results. Still, the leader has refused.The surreal standoff is the latest flashpoint in a broader battle between a president who has repeatedly...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/latin-america-virus-outbreak-caribbean-brazil-courts-639a6f76b8ffea03cc34f9c280e21ea8Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/latin-america-virus-outbreak-caribbean-brazil-courts-639a6f76b8ffea03cc34f9c280e21ea8Click to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he twice tested negative for the coronavirus but many, including a federal judge, are demanding he share the actual results. Still, the leader has refused.The surreal standoff is the latest flashpoint in a broader battle between a president who has repeatedly...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-brazil-coronavirus-pandemic-rio-de-janeiro-5448d0e08ab52c851566fea9bb16f91fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-brazil-coronavirus-pandemic-rio-de-janeiro-5448d0e08ab52c851566fea9bb16f91fClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Reports are emerging of Brazilian health workers forced to intubate patients without the aid of sedatives, after weeks of warnings that hospitals and state governments risked running out of critical medicines.One doctor at the Albert Schweitzer municipal hospital in Rio de Janeiro told the Associated Press...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-brazil-coronavirus-pandemic-rio-de-janeiro-5448d0e08ab52c851566fea9bb16f91fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-brazil-coronavirus-pandemic-rio-de-janeiro-5448d0e08ab52c851566fea9bb16f91fClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Reports are emerging of Brazilian health workers forced to intubate patients without the aid of sedatives, after weeks of warnings that hospitals and state governments risked running out of critical medicines.One doctor at the Albert Schweitzer municipal hospital in Rio de Janeiro told the Associated Press...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-coronavirus-pandemic-jair-bolsonaro-coronavirus-vaccine-3b6231bb42559755a76e07db823c6e7aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-coronavirus-pandemic-jair-bolsonaro-coronavirus-vaccine-3b6231bb42559755a76e07db823c6e7aClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll, which surpassed 250,000 on Thursday, is the world’s second-highest for the same reason its second wave has yet to fade: Prevention was never made a priority, experts say.Since the pandemic’s start, Brazil’s President Jair...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-coronavirus-pandemic-jair-bolsonaro-coronavirus-vaccine-3b6231bb42559755a76e07db823c6e7aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-coronavirus-pandemic-jair-bolsonaro-coronavirus-vaccine-3b6231bb42559755a76e07db823c6e7aClick to copyRelated topicsRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll, which surpassed 250,000 on Thursday, is the world’s second-highest for the same reason its second wave has yet to fade: Prevention was never made a priority, experts say.Since the pandemic’s start, Brazil’s President Jair...WW…