Tag: global pandemic

The sudden surge in numbers of COVID-19 cases has collapsed the state's public health system

"More at ease", the president made fun of the virus, fomented disagreements and skirted around 54 impeachment requests

Also featured: Deeds of solidarity kept hundreds of thousands afloat during the pandemic

Opposition claims the country is a dictatorship marred by sanctions, inflation, striking doctors and repression

Tricontinental Institute dossier analyses the direct impacts of the neo-liberal model upon the lives of Brazilian youth

Ex-minister analyses the role of research in combating covid and the “destruction” of national industries by Bolsonaro

The areas most affected by job losses are the service, construction and retail sectors

Also featured: How mining is turning small towns into huge coronavirus hotspots and the struggle for indigenous rights

While big-pharma bets on inaccessible technologies, potential vaccine was left – literally – in the freezer

Experts think that there is great progress, however, unreliability and availability difficulties may become problems