Sources: Huffington Post
At least eight people are killed and 19 others are missing after a winter storm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 2023-06-17
Brazil reports a record 137,102 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 23,211,894. 2022-01-18
India surpasses 400,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the third country to do so after the U.S. and Brazil. 2021-07-2
The Indian government issues new Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) guidelines that would be mandatory for travelers from the United Kingdom, Europe, Brazil, and South Africa to conduct self-paid molecular COVID-19 testing, beginning from February 22 at 23:59 p.m. IST. 2021-02-17
Japan's Health Ministry detects a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 partially similar to those from South Africa and the United Kingdom in four people that travelled from Amazonas in Brazil. 2021-01-10
Mexico exceeds 100,000 deaths, becoming the fourth country to do so after Brazil, the United States, and India. 2020-11-19
Brazil reports a record 33,274 new cases of COVID-19 and 956 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 498,440 and 28,834 deaths, the fourth highest in the world. 2020-05-30
International mining firm BHP Billiton signs an agreement with Brazilian authorities over criminal culpability and civil compensation liability over a mine site collapse that killed nineteen. The deal halts litigation for up to two years but does not confirm a final amount for a settlement. 2018-06-25
At least ten people are killed in Brazil's Minas Gerais state after a bus accident. [http:--www.nst.com.my-latest-10-dead-in-brazil-bus-accident-after-brakes-fail-1.318839?localLinksEnabled=false (AP via "New Straits Times")]date=April 2020 2013-07-13
Floods in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, kill more than 250 people. 2011-01-12