Brazil

Amid the economic and unemployment crisis, thousands of protesters have gathered in Brazil's Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, on October 3. People are chanting "out Bolsonaro, out Bolsonaro and Bolsanaro must leave, impeachment now!". Reportedly, high prices on basic food items and 14 million unemployment at their peak have escalated the anger of Brazilians. Opposition leaders such as Ciro Gomes and Alessandro Molon have also joined the Janeiro… read-more

The Brazilian government has scrapped the import and distribution of 4 million jabs of India's Bharat Biotech's Covaxin following the country's decision to dismiss the clinical trials and the request for Emergency Use Authorization. "The Collegiate Board of Anvisa unanimously decided on July 27  to provisionally suspend the exceptional and temporary authorization for import and distribution of the vaccine against Covid-19", said the National… read-more

Following the controversy related to the deal with the Brazilian government for the supply of 20 million doses of vaccine led to the suspension of clinical studies of 'Bharat Bio-Tech Covaxin.’ It thus terminated Bharat Biotech’s agreement with its partner. The MoU signed with Precisa Medicamentos and Envixia Pharmaceuticals LLC for its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin for the Brazilian… read-more

After the US, Brazil surpassed half a million deaths due to COVID-19 according to Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga's tweet. The third wave of COVID-19 has hit the country into a frenzy as more than 80% of the intensive care unit beds still remain occupied. Although in the cities, life has come back to normal, and 19 out of 27 states of the country are in critical condition.

At least 28 people including one police officer were killed in a police shootout with drug traffickers on May 7 in Jacarezhino slum of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. Indicating an investigation into the incident, the Supreme Court worried over 'arbitrary execution' and human rights abuses. Reportedly, the shootout occurred over reports of drug traffickers recruiting teenagers. Residents complained of abuse as they allegedly witnessed unarmed people… read-more