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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly wins election to Brazil's presidency with 50.9% of the vote, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the second-round run-off.
2022-10-30

Brazil begins a COVID-19 vaccination program for children aged 5 to 11 years old with the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine despite objections from President Jair Bolsonaro.
2022-01-14

Brazilian Health minister Marcelo Queiroga tests positive for COVID-19 while in New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
2021-09-22

Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court announces an investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro over claims of voter fraud into next year’s election.
2021-08-2

It is revealed that Brazilian Minister of Defence Braga Netto communicated to President of the Chamber of Deputies Arthur Lira that the 2022 elections would not be held if a controversial bill that bans electronic voting and reinstates the use of paper ballots does not pass through Congress. This report follows similar threats made by President Jair Bolsonaro, whose approval ratings and chances of re-election are continuing to decrease. [https:--politica.estadao.com.br-noticias-geral,ministro-da-defesa-faz-ameaca-e-condiciona-eleicoes-de-2022-ao-voto-impresso,70003785916 ("O Estado de S. Paulo)"]
2021-07-22

The Philippines reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a person who travelled from Brazil.
2021-03-13

Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles tests positive for COVID-19.
2021-02-16

France reports four cases of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil.
2021-02-4

Brazil is to investigate the supposed murder of ten members of an Amazonian tribe in the Javari Valley.
2017-09-11

More than 5,000 workers at a General Motors plant in Brazil joins in a strike against the dismissal of proposal for another 800 factory employees.
2015-02-21