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Beyond disappointing revelers, the cancellation of Brazil's annual Carnival celebrations amid a resurgence of COVID-19 also means that street vendors living on the margins will miss out on what for many is the biggest payday of the year.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/brazils-bolsonaro-to-introduce/"></div>BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he planned to send a bill to Congress on Friday that would cut taxes on diesel, following a recent threat by truck drivers to strike over high fuel prices. In a weekly online broadcast on Thursday, Bolsonaro said he would like the National Financial Policy Council to […]<!-- AddTh...

A coronavirus variant identified in the Brazilian Amazon may be three times more contagious but early analysis suggests vaccines are still effective against it, the country's health minister said on Thursday, without providing evidence for the claims.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/brazil-reports-51546-new/"></div>BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 51,546 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,288 more deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Friday. Brazil has registered more than 9.7 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 237,489, […]<!-- A...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/brazil-minister-says-amazon/"></div>BRASILIA (Reuters) – A coronavirus variant identified in the Brazilian Amazon may be three times more contagious but early analysis suggests vaccines are still effective against it, the country’s health minister said on Thursday, without providing evidence for the claims. Under pressure as the variant hammers the jungle city of Manaus with a devas...

Brazil recorded 54,742 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,351 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 59,602 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,330 deaths from COV...

Brazil recorded 23,439 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 636 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Monday.

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read Lourdes Mello, 94, prepares to receive a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination station for people aged 90 years or older at Pacaembu stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian biomedical institute Butantan plans to vaccinate a city’s entire adult population of about 30,000 people against COVID-19 to test whether it lowers the infection rate, institute and governmen...

Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourão on Wednesday fired back at French President Emmanuel Macron's criticisms that Brazilian soy is linked to Amazon deforestation, saying the European leader did not understand where most of Brazil's soy comes from.