SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil topped 300,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, becoming the second country to do so amid a spike in infections that has seen the South American country report record ...

Amid a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world, Brazil has seen a consistent increase in the number of cases of the novel coronavirus in recent weeks. It is the second wave of the pandemic ...

Experts have warned that the outbreak will worsen because of a slow vaccine rollout, highly transmissible variants, and President Bolsonaro's inaction.

Coronavirus is the latest headache for JBS, which has been rocked by graft and food-safety scandals in recent years. Those ...

Food distribution to homeless population in Curitiba, in southern state of Paraná. (Credit: Valmir Fernandes [Photo by Coletivo Marmitas da Terra / CC BY 4.0] A study released by Brazil’s Health ...

Getting vaccines into arms remains a huge challenge for policymakers and public health experts as we struggle to manage COVID-19 and prepare for the next pandemic. On this front, Brazil’s experience ...

Brazil’s cocaine and marijuana markets were not immune to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a recent report shows how drug traffickers quickly adapted to the new reality to keep their products ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death due to COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second highest number of coronavirus fatalities after the United ...

Last June, as Covid-19 cases were surging across Brazil, Camila Basto waited at a São Paulo hospital to find out what was wrong with her 9-year-old daughter, Manuela. Manuela had a fever that reached ...

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Brazil is suffering a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant spreads through the country, putting pressure on health services and weighing on ...

At the beginning of 2021, hospitals in Brazil’s Amazonas state were in a critical state, with ICUs filled to capacity and Covid-19 patients fighting for their lives. “There were a lot of young people ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Ro is a journalist covering science and development. On Valentine’s Day, scientists in Brazil produced a special gift: ...