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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro bizarrely suggests COVID-19 vaccines could turn people into crocodiles or bearded ladies
Brazil's president suggested that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has strange side effects and the coun…
Joshua Zitser
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Photos show healthcare workers visiting remote river communities in Brazil, as coronavirus cases grow at an alarming rate
On both Tuesday and on Wednesday, Brazil recorded more than 30,000 new cases. The country has repor…
Natalie Colarossi
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After Trump calls Hydroxychloroquine ‘gift from heaven’ Bolsonaro calls it ‘sanjeevni booti’
US President Donald Trump had threatened retaliation to India for clamping the export of a Covid-19…
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Brazil wiped months of data from its official COVID-19 tracker, the latest attempt by Jair Bolsonaro to play down the crisis
On Friday, the Ministry of Health's website went offline. It went back up on Saturday, but without …
Bill Bostock
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Brazil is easing restrictions even though coronavirus deaths are at their highest, with President Bolsonaro saying death is 'everyone's destiny'
COVID-19 deaths in Brazil reached record highs on Tuesday and Wednesday. Its president has so far r…
Bill Bostock
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Brazil's indigenous people face a possible 'genocide' as their coronavirus death rate soars even higher than the rest of the hard-hit country
The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil found the coronavirus death rate among Brazil's in…
Sinéad Baker
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro's response mirrors the Trump playbook from praising protesters to touting unproven remedies — and the death toll is mounting
"We're in a state of calamity," Carlos Fortaleza, an epidemiologist at São Paulo State University, …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Brazil's daily COVID-19 death toll tops 2,000 for first time
The Brazilian health ministry said 2,286 deaths were registered in the last 24 hours. The previ…
PTI
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How Brazil went from carnival floats to mass graves. Photos that show the world's latest coronavirus hotspot.
Brazil's hospitals, morgues, and cemeteries has been grappling with a rising number of coronavirus …
Sophia Ankel
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the WHO of encouraging sexual activity in children in a now-deleted Facebook post
Business Insider could find no proof for Bolsonaro's retracted claim that the WHO actively advises …
James Pasley
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After Trump's Twitter ban, critics want other populists like Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro and India's Narendra Modi booted from social media
Critics see tech platforms' Trump ban as an opportunity to deplatform other populist politicians wh…
Shona Ghosh
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Facebook and Twitter blocked videos from Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for coronavirus misinformation
Twitter was not immediately available for comment when contacted by Business Insider, but a spokesm…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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A far-right COVID-19 denier who aided Bolsonaro's rise to power in Brazil has died of the virus
Olavo de Carvalho's daughter said the far-right pundit "has blood on his hands" for his influence o…
Jake Epstein
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez confirms he tested positive for coronavirus after meeting with Jair Bolsonaro's delegation this week
"If we did not shake hands or you did not come into contact with me if I coughed or sneezed, there …
Kayla Epstein
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Brazilian lawmakers abruptly withdrew a plan to charge Bolsonaro with mass homicide and genocide over COVID-19 deaths
Bolsonaro's recommended charges of genocide and mass homicide are being replaced with "epidemic tha…
Bill Bostock
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired his popular health minister - who backed social distancing - over disagreements about how to handle the coronavirus
As of April 17, Brazil has 30,683 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,947 deaths, according to data …
James Pasley,James Pasley
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Merkel says the coronavirus pandemic has exposed leaders who rely on 'fact-denying populism'
'We are seeing at the moment that the pandemic can't be fought with lies and disinformation, and ne…
Thomas Colson
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Brazilian president Bolsonaro hospitalized by hiccups that started 10 days ago and won't go away
The Brazilian president is in the hospital after more than 10 days of hiccups has left him with sto…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro's son suspended from Twitch after coronavirus denial: 'What pandemic? This is a media invention'
A son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a popular Twitch streamer, has been banned from the pl…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro suggested his people are naturally immune to the coronavirus, claiming they can swim in sewage and 'nothing happens'
"I don't think it will reach that point. Especially because Brazilians have to be studied," Bolsona…