Sources: AP
Peru surpasses 200,000 deaths from COVID-19, which is the second Latin American country to do so after Brazil. 2021-10-22
Russia reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 Gamma variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. 2021-07-22
Russia surpasses six million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fourth country to do so after the United States, India, and Brazil. 2021-07-20
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order that allows travel restrictions on Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Europe to be lifted after January 26. However, incoming Press Secretary Jen Psaki says that the restrictions are expected to remain in place. 2021-01-18
Brazil surpasses 8 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third country to do so after the United States and India. 2021-01-8
Peru surpasses one million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fifth Latin American country to surpass the milestone after Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico. 2020-12-22
Brazil surpasses five million COVID-19 cases, becoming the third country to reach that milestone after the United States and India. 2020-10-7
Brazil reports 1,113 deaths, the country's highest in two weeks, thus bringing the death toll to 133,119. 2020-09-15
Paulinho Paiakan, leader of the indigenous Kayapo tribe, dies after being hospitalized with COVID-19 in Redenção, Brazil. 2020-06-17
Brazil's Ministry of Health reports a record 34,918 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,282 more deaths in the last 24 hours. Despite the record daily rise, Chief of Staff of the Presidency Walter Souza Braga Netto says the virus is now under control. 2020-06-16