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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 declares an animal health emergency for the next 180 days after the detection of the influenza A virus subtype H5N1 for the first time in the country.
2023-05-22

Brazil reports a record 3,251 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 298,843. It is the first time that Brazil has recorded more than 3,000 deaths from COVID-19 in a single day.
2021-03-23

Illinois reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from Chicago.
2021-03-5

Spain will restrict travel to South Africa and Brazil due to concerns about new variants of SARS-CoV-2.
2021-02-2

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 detects their first two cases of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the United Kingdom.
2020-12-31

Amid impeachment proceedings in Brazil against President Dilma Rousseff Pope Francis appeals for prayer and dialogue.
2016-05-12

Brazil begins auctioning parts of the Amazon Rainforest to private companies for logging.
2010-11-12

At least seven people are killed and 20 missing after a bridge collapse in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
2010-01-5