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Brazil is battling bureaucracy in China to free up exports of active ingredients for vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Sinovac Biotech, three people familiar with talks told Reuters, without which an immunization push could soon slow to a trickle. More Brazilian states gave their first COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, as the government distributed some 6 million ready doses of the vaccine from China's Sinovac after its approval for emergency use on Sunday. However the sources, who sp...

Brazil's Air Force delivered emergency supplies of oxygen in the early hours of Friday to the jungle state of Amazonas, which is being overwhelmed by a second wave of COVID-19 cases, with reports of patients dying of suffocation in hospitals.

5 Min Read MANAUS/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s Air Force flew emergency oxygen supplies on Friday to the jungle state of Amazonas devastated by a resurgent pandemic and the government scrambled to organize nationwide vaccinations while President Jair Bolsonaro said he “should be at the beach.” A truck is loaded with oxygen to fill the local hospitals, after it arrived on a Brazilian Air Force airplane in Manaus airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brazil January 1...

Brazil's Air Force delivered emergency supplies of oxygen on Friday to the jungle state of Amazonas, and premature babies were to be airlifted to other states from local hospitals overwhelmed by a devastating new surge of COVID-19 cases.

Brazil's government needs to do more to combat rising illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest that is damaging the country's business reputation, said João Paulo Ferreira, Latin America CEO at cosmetics maker Natura & Co.

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read BRASILIA (Reuters) - 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. FILE PHOTO: Brazils Vice President Hamilton Mourao looks on during an inauguration ceremony of the new Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello (not pictured) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazi...

Brazil environmental fines fall 20% as deforestation soars

Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said late on Saturday it had approved the import of 2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, although the jab is not yet approved for use in the country. Anvisa said it approved the importation request from federal government-affiliated biomedical center Fiocruz on Thursday. Importing the doses prior to approval will enable vaccination to begin as soon as Anvisa okays its use, the regulator said.

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRAZIL-ASTRAZENECA (PIX):Brazil to import 2 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses, not yet approved for use

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRAZIL-ASTRAZENECA (PIX):Brazil to import 2 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses, not yet approved for use