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Brazil's Bolsonaro vows to break NYC COVID-19 mandate by attending UN meetings without getting vaccinated
"Why would I get vaccinated?" Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in an online broadcast about …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Photo shows Brazil's unvaccinated president eating pizza on a sidewalk in NYC, where unvaccinated people are barred from dining indoors
Jair Bolsonaro and his Brazilian delegation arrived in New York City on Sunday ahead of the UN Gene…
Bill Bostock
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Brazil's president received a fine in Sao Paulo for violating local coronavirus mask restrictions
This is at least the second time Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro must pay a fine in his own coun…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Brazil hits 500,000 COVID-19 deaths as the Amazon Gamma variant accelerates virus contagion
Experts have warned that the outbreak will worsen because of a slow vaccine rollout, highly transmi…
Joshua Zitser
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Rio de Janeiro recorded more deaths than births for the 6th month in a row as Brazil fails to contain its COVID-19 outbreak
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has refused to enforce a nationwide lockdown and once told citiz…
Bill Bostock
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Bolsonaro dismisses being labeled 'genocidal' as daily COVID-19 deaths in Brazil top 4,000
The situation is so dire in Brazil that experts warn its COVID-19 death toll could eventually surpa…
John Haltiwanger
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Brazil records 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths for the first time
President Jair Bolsonaro opposes lockdown measures and has downplayed the virus throughout the pand…
Sinéad Baker
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Brazil faces the coronavirus abyss. It has the highest daily deaths in the world and the COVID-19 crisis is going to get worse, experts warn.
Brazil has far more daily COVID-19 deaths than any other nation in the world. President Bolsonaro's…
Joshua Zitser
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Brazil's president, presiding over one of the world's worst COVID-19 outbreaks, tells people to 'stop whining'
After a year spreading coronavirus misinformation, President Jair Bolsonaro is downplaying the viru…
Sinéad Baker
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Trump lauds 'great friend' Jair Bolsonaro, as the Brazilian president has 9 criminal charges recommended against him
Jair Bolsonaro, dubbed the "Trump of the Tropics," has been widely criticized for pushing fake news…
Matthew Loh
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Jair Bolsonaro has never been more popular in Brazil, despite his woeful handling of the coronavirus pandemic
Brazil passed five million COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and recorded its 150,000th death on Saturday. …
Bill Bostock
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Trump joins Boris Johnson and Jair Bolsonaro as world leaders who got COVID-19 after flouting public health recommendations
All three leaders flouted public health recommendations and downplayed the threat of COVID-19 prior…
John Haltiwanger
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Trump's positive COVID-19 result is a reality test
A few weeks away from the most important presidential election in modern history, Trump cannot go o…
Linette Lopez
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he tested negative for the coronavirus following reports that he tested positive
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said he tested negative for the novel coronavirus…
Sonam Sheth,John Haltiwanger
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Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19 for third time
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro again tested positive for the novel coronavirus, indicating he mu…
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Brazilian journalists are suing Bolsonaro for taking off his mask near them as he announced he had COVID-19
President Jair Bolsonaro announced he tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. He insists he…
Bill Bostock
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Brazil's president says he is taking hydroxychloroquine to cure his coronavirus. Scientists have long said it doesn't work.
Jair Bolsonaro told TV Brasil he felt unwell from the "little flu" over the weekend, but claimed ta…
Bill Bostock
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was with the US ambassador to Brazil just days before testing positive for COVID-19
Bolsonaro went to the US Embassy in the Brazlian capital on Saturday for a July 4th celebration, da…
John Haltiwanger
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19 after repeatedly flouting public health recommendations
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has flouted public health recommendations, has tested posit…
John Haltiwanger
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The anti-science leadership of Trump, Bolsonaro, and Putin led to the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world
"These leaders have cost tens of thousands of lives in their countries," a top global health expert…