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The Brazilian Senate votes to charge President Jair Bolsonaro over his controversial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The charges include crimes against humanity, incitement to crime, falsification of documents and the violation of social rights. Brazil's COVID-19 death toll is second only to that of the United States.
2021-10-27

Russia reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 Gamma variant, which was originally detected in Brazil.
2021-07-22

A University of Campinas study finds that the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine is less effective against the Lineage P.1 Gamma variant, which originated in Brazil.
2021-07-9

Greece reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 Gamma variant that originated in Brazil.
2021-06-11

Alberta reports its first two cases of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil linked in a community transmission.
2021-03-24

Georgia reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. It was found in a resident in Newton County.
2021-03-23

Alaska reports their first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Anchorage with no known travel history.
2021-02-24

India reports their first four cases of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa and one case of the Lineage P.1 variant from Brazil in people who traveled internationally.
2021-02-16

President Joe Biden signs an order banning travel from South Africa due to fears of the 501.V2 variant; the ban is expected to take effect on January 30. Additionally, Biden also extends travel restrictions to Brazil, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and other European countries, which were expected to expire tomorrow under an executive order signed by former President Donald Trump.
2021-01-25

Brazil surpasses two million cases. The death toll reaches 76,000.
2020-07-16