Sources: AP
At midnight, Argentina and Brazil reopen their borders for tourists with a mandatory proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. 2021-12-18
The Brazilian federal government suspends the nationwide vaccination of pregnant women using Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after the death of an expectant mother in Rio de Janeiro from a stroke possibly related to the vaccination. 2021-05-11
Nevada reports its first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant, which originated from Brazil. 2021-04-9
Germany reports their first case of the more contagious B.1.1.248 variant in a person who travelled from Brazil to Hesse. 2021-01-22
The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency approves Sinovac's vaccine for emergency use in the country. This comes after a clinical trial showed the vaccine had a 65.3% efficacy in Indonesia compared to an efficacy of 91% in Turkey and 78% in Brazil. 2021-01-11
Brazil surpasses six million total confirmed cases of COVID-19, becoming the third country to do so after India and the United States. 2020-11-20
Brazil reports 1,113 deaths, the country's highest in two weeks, thus bringing the death toll to 133,119. 2020-09-15
Brazil's Ministry of Health reports 6,935 new cases of COVID-19 and 600 more deaths, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 7,921 and 114,715 total cases. 2020-05-5