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Sunday 20 September 2020
Rieli Franciscato was accompanied by a police patrol at the time.
Brazil has the second-highest number of infections and deaths in the pandemic, after the US.
Data from his own government shows the number of blazes in the rainforest is rising.
The country ranks behind only the United States.
The country has the third-highest number of cases in the world.
The announcement came after Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for a third time.
Sweden’s softer approach to fighting the coronavirus drew global attention
Multiple political figures in South America have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last week.
Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters.
The ruling applies whenever he is outdoors in the capital of Brasilia.
India has been recording about 15,000 new infections each day, and some states are considering fresh lockdown measures.
The country now has the second highest death toll from Covid-19 behind the United States.
A further 1,473 deaths in the space of 24 hours saw the death toll in Brazil overtake Italy’s.
The 15 year-old was hospitalised in the northern state of Rorima last week.
A court rejected a request for conditional release for the 39-year-old World Cup winner and his brother.
Three-time World Cup winner Pele – who turns 80 in October – rejected claims over his health on Thursday.
The football legend’s son says the star has been left unable to walk.
A lower court had ordered that the film be pulled to calm anger over the show.
Thousands of people signed a petition asking that it be withdrawn.
The criticism follows a police raid at the headquarters of two nonprofit groups this week.
Lucas Paqueta and Danilo were also on target amid a 3-0 victory over South Korea.
It follows a series of major fires in the region earlier this year.
The Barcelona star scored the only goal of the game in a friendly in Riyadh.
The 18-year-old has made a quick impact at the Santiago Bernabeu since arriving from Santos.
Lula led Brazil through a historic boom from 2003 to 2010.
A logger also died in the attack on Friday night in Maranhao, Brazil.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro did not travel to Leticia, citing doctors’ orders.
However, activists have doused hopes that the ban would work.
On Monday, the countries of the G7 pledged €18 million to tackle the Amazon fires.
There is huge concern about the local, national and international impact of the fires.
Macron and Bolsonaro have been engaged in a diplomatic spat in recent days.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was responding to a Facebook post which sought to compare both leaders’ wives.
43,000 troops are have been made available to combat the fires.
Global condemnation on Bolsonaro’s perceived inaction to date on the fires is growing.
He also labelled President Bolsonaro’s attacks on NGOs this week as “Orwellian”.
Official figures show nearly 73,000 forest fires were recorded in Brazil in the first eight months of the year.
Nearly 73,000 forest fires have been reported in the country so far this year.
Elkeson will use the name will the Chinese name ‘Aikesen’ while lining out for Marcello Lippi’s side.
The man boarded a bus in Rio de Janeiro earlier today.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
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Brazilian president apologises for telling reporter he had the 'face of a homosexual'
It sparked outrage among media outlets in Brazil.
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