The probe was initially ordered by Justice Luis Roberto Barroso last week after a request from the lawmakers. Wednesday’s ruling by the Supreme Court judges means that a special Senate committee will now examine the actions of the Brazilian government during the country’s coronavirus outbreak. The probe is going to …
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Hours after Araujo’s resignation was reported in the media – but not officially confirmed by Alvorada Palace – Azevedo e Silva announced he would be stepping down “knowing the mission was accomplished” and thanking Bolsonaro for the opportunity to serve. While Azevedo’s resignation came as somewhat of a surprise, Araujo’s …
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It was revealed in the annual report of the US Department of Health and Human Services that the US government worked towards convincing Brazil to reject Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine. The South American country has lost control over its Covid situation and been plunged into chaos, with more than 280,000 …
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On Monday, Russia’s Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which financed the development of the Sputnik V jab, published an excerpt that recently came to light from the annual report of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is responsible for healthcare and access to medicines. As part of …
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The verdict of a Brazil Supreme Court judge throwing out all charges against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, will leave some feeling very uneasy indeed. The March 8 ruling not only validated what he and his supporters have been saying for years about the trumped-up nature of …
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Supreme Court judge Edson Fachin ruled on Monday that the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba, which had convicted Lula of money laundering and corruption, actually had no jurisdiction over the cases. The judge annulled all sentences handed to the 75-year-old in relation to ‘Operation Lava Jato’ (Car Wash) – a …
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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Ricardo Lewandowski approved the probe on Monday, which will focus on Pazuello’s handling of a deadly viral surge in the city of Manaus, provincial capital to the Amazonas state and home to more than 2 million people. Attorney General Augusto Aras said the minister faced “extremely …
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The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) announced on Saturday that it had returned a request for the emergency use of Sputnik V to the applicant, pharmaceutical company Uniao Quimica. The paperwork submitted by the firm did not meet the “minimum requirements for submission and analysis by Anvisa,” the regulator said. …
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Top-flight Brazilian side Gremio sent a team of teenage boys to face the women’s national side as part of their preparations for the imminent Olympic football tournament side in Tokyo, seeing off a team that included six-time FIFA best women’s player and World Cup record goalscorer Marta over two 30-minute periods. …
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The Federal Supreme Court (STF) ruled 10-1 on Thursday that governments at all levels may set out penalties for anyone who declines to take a vaccine, allowing them to bar citizens from certain public places, among other measures. While Justice Ricardo Lewandowski noted in his majority opinion that “forced” immunizations …
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