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Amazon deforestation soars amid pandemic lockdowns
Environmentalists in Brazil are denouncing an acceleration of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest that they say is directly linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus in Brazil: Copacabana's beach filled with symbolic graves
Activists turned Brazil’s most iconic tourist spot into a mock cemetery to memorialise those who died of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 spreading fast among Brazil's Indigenous tribes
NGOs say the death toll among Indigenous people in Brazil rose from 28 to nearly 200 in a month.
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Some global economies see spike in COVID-19 cases after reopening
As global economies start back up again, cases of Covid-19 are spiking in countries such as Brazil, India and Russia, fuelling fears that the pandemic is only getting worse.
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Brazil's coronavirus death toll now world's second highest
WHO says while the situation in Brazil remains of 'concern', its health system was standing up to the pressure.
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Brazil protests: Mass rally against gov’t response to outbreak
Blaming Brazil's Bolsonaro, thousands rally against the president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Under Biden, US foreign policy in Latin America likely to shift
Latin American leaders largely welcomed news of US president-elect Joe Biden’s election win.
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Latin America: Economic inequality makes coronavirus worse
PAHO says the spread of COVID-19 in Latin America will take longer to slow.
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Brazil restores coronavirus data after controversy, court ruling
Brazil's health ministry removed cumulative numbers at weekend sparking accusations of manipulation.
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Bolsonaro threatens WHO exit as Brazil's coronavirus toll soars
Accusing WHO of 'ideological bias', Bolsonaro says he may follow US president's footsteps and leave the UN health body.
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Reaction to Bolsonaro's positive COVID-19 test
Oliver Stuenkel of the Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo talks with the CBC's Andrew Nichols about the inevitability of the Brazil leader's test result
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Brazil: Rival rallies held for and against Bolsonaro
Thousands protest in Brazil, as anger over racism and the handling of the COVID-19 crisis spills into the streets.
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Experts say Latin America coronavirus death toll under-reported
Latin America has become a global epicentre for the pandemic, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Chile recording high numbers.
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Brazil, Mexico coronavirus deaths hit daily record
Two Latin American countries easing lockdown amid rising cases while new study shows hydroxychloroquine not effective.
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Brazil anti-racism rallies: Protesters blame Bolsonaro
Police brutality and racism in Brazil, a problem protesters say President Jair Bolsonaro is only making worse.
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Brazil's coronavirus death toll now the world's fourth-highest
With close to half a million confirmed cases, the minister of health says the real number could be 15 times higher due to the lack of testing.
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Police clash with Brazilian demonstrators over handling of COVID-19 crisis
Brazil has become an epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak as President Jair Bolsonaro continues to downplay the crisis.
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Bolsonaro accused of exploiting COVID-19 for political gains
Protesters and supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro clash in Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo, as Brazil reports a record 33,000 infections on a single day, bringing the total number of cases to half a million.
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Worldwide Demonstrations Sparked by George Floyd Killing
After a week of unrest in the U.S., nations across the globe joined in protesting the death of an unarmed, black man, George Floyd from Minneapolis.
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Growing resistance against Latin America lockdowns
Poor people across Latin America say they are the ones suffering the most from lockdowns, and it is leading to protests.
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Brazil deaths may surpass 125,000 by August
As daily death rate climbs to the highest in the world, new study warns total toll could surge five-fold by early August
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Bolsonaro touts hydroxychloroquine as Brazil virus crisis deepens
At least 1,179 deaths recorded on Tuesday as country reports third-highest number of cases behind Russia and US.
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Around the World in 90 Seconds: May 21, 2020
Brazil sets a grim record for most coronavirus cases in a day with nearly 20,000 new infections and one Sikh temple in New Delhi, India, had dozens of workers move in to help serve 100,000 meals a day. Here are your international...
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Peru coronavirus cases surpass 100,000
Latin America has overtaken the US and Europe in new daily coronavirus cases for three days now becoming the new epicentre of the pandemic.