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Brazilian defense minister resigns: statement

Brazilian defense minister resigns: statement

 Silva

Fernando Azevedo e Silva who is the Brazil's Defense Minister has on Monday resigned from his position, 

He said in a statement issued by the ministry.


"I leave with the certainty of a mission accomplished," he said in the note.

Silva is the second minister to resign on Monday, after other sources confirmed that Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo was also leaving his post.



 Silva

Fernando Azevedo e Silva who is the Brazil's Defense Minister has on Monday resigned from his position, 

He said in a statement issued by the ministry.


"I leave with the certainty of a mission accomplished," he said in the note.

Silva is the second minister to resign on Monday, after other sources confirmed that Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo was also leaving his post.



COVID-19: Over 51,000 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Brazil in past day as death toll climbs by 1,154

COVID-19: Over 51,000 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Brazil in past day as death toll climbs by 1,154

The number of coronavirus cases in Brazil surged by 51,603 in the past 24 hours to reach 2,801,921, according to data from the country’s Health Ministry published late on Tuesday.

The ministry said in its daily bulletin that a total of 1,970,767 patients - or about 70% of all cases - have recovered by now. The number of active cases currently stands at 735,335.

The death toll climbed by 1,154 people in the past 24 hours, to 95,819.

There are 1,333 infections and 45 deaths per 100,000 of the country's citizens, according to the statistics.

Last week, 313,364 new cases were registered, nearly 6,300 fewer than on July 19-25, when this figure reached a record high of 319,653. Before that for the first time since the start of the epidemic in the country the number of cases began to decrease. 

The number of fatalities despite some decline (7,114 on July 26-August 1) over the past 10 weeks reaches nearly 1,000 per day or more.

Brazil, where the first coronavirus case was confirmed on February 26, is ranked second after the United States for the biggest number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities. 

The Health Ministry earlier predicted that the situation would stabilize by July and in August the infection spread would begin to slow. 

According to the ministry, in June the country reached a plateau in the number of fatalities.


The number of coronavirus cases in Brazil surged by 51,603 in the past 24 hours to reach 2,801,921, according to data from the country’s Health Ministry published late on Tuesday.

The ministry said in its daily bulletin that a total of 1,970,767 patients - or about 70% of all cases - have recovered by now. The number of active cases currently stands at 735,335.

The death toll climbed by 1,154 people in the past 24 hours, to 95,819.

There are 1,333 infections and 45 deaths per 100,000 of the country's citizens, according to the statistics.

Last week, 313,364 new cases were registered, nearly 6,300 fewer than on July 19-25, when this figure reached a record high of 319,653. Before that for the first time since the start of the epidemic in the country the number of cases began to decrease. 

The number of fatalities despite some decline (7,114 on July 26-August 1) over the past 10 weeks reaches nearly 1,000 per day or more.

Brazil, where the first coronavirus case was confirmed on February 26, is ranked second after the United States for the biggest number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities. 

The Health Ministry earlier predicted that the situation would stabilize by July and in August the infection spread would begin to slow. 

According to the ministry, in June the country reached a plateau in the number of fatalities.


WHO halts hydroxychloroquine, HIV drugs in COVID trials

WHO halts hydroxychloroquine, HIV drugs in COVID trials

Coronavirus cases keep rising in Eurasia 
WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases


The WHO said that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 after they failed to reduce mortality.

"These interim trial results show that hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients when compared to standard of care. Solidarity trial investigators will interrupt the trials with immediate effect," the WHO said in a statement, referring to large multi-country trials that the agency is leading.

The UN agency said that the decision, taken on the recommendation of the trial's international steering committee, does not affect other studies where the drugs are used for non-hospitalised patients or as a prophylaxis.


In Azerbaijan, health officials reported that the total number of cases to date rose to 19,801 with 534 new additions in the past 24 hours.

The tally of recoveries neared 11,300 and the death toll climbed to 241.

Health authorities in Belarus announced that they observed 273 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to over 63,000. While more than 50,000 people have recovered in the country, fatalities totalled 418.

As for Moldova, officials stated that official cases topped 17,650 with 227 new additions in the last 24 hours. 

The death toll stands at 580 in the country, where more than 2,500 health personnel have contracted the virus.

The WHO has reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 212,326 in 24 hours.

The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil and India. The previous WHO record for new cases was 189,077 on June 28.

Deaths remained steady at about 5,000 a day.

Coronavirus cases keep rising in Eurasia 
WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases


The WHO said that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 after they failed to reduce mortality.

"These interim trial results show that hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients when compared to standard of care. Solidarity trial investigators will interrupt the trials with immediate effect," the WHO said in a statement, referring to large multi-country trials that the agency is leading.

The UN agency said that the decision, taken on the recommendation of the trial's international steering committee, does not affect other studies where the drugs are used for non-hospitalised patients or as a prophylaxis.


In Azerbaijan, health officials reported that the total number of cases to date rose to 19,801 with 534 new additions in the past 24 hours.

The tally of recoveries neared 11,300 and the death toll climbed to 241.

Health authorities in Belarus announced that they observed 273 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to over 63,000. While more than 50,000 people have recovered in the country, fatalities totalled 418.

As for Moldova, officials stated that official cases topped 17,650 with 227 new additions in the last 24 hours. 

The death toll stands at 580 in the country, where more than 2,500 health personnel have contracted the virus.

The WHO has reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 212,326 in 24 hours.

The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil and India. The previous WHO record for new cases was 189,077 on June 28.

Deaths remained steady at about 5,000 a day.

Nigeria's EFCC Returns $4,040 to Brazilian Victim of Internet Fraud

Nigeria's EFCC Returns $4,040 to Brazilian Victim of Internet Fraud

Debora Moreira, a Brazilian victim of internet fraud, has acknowledged the receipt of the sum of $4,040 which was recovered on her behalf by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Moreira lost the money to Emmanuel Tope, a convicted fraudster, in a romance scam. EFCC commenced investigation of the scam in March 2019 and successfully recovered the money, prosecuted and got the fraudster convicted.


The proceeds of crime was remitted into the victim’s account with Bank Itau S/A, Rua Ameirico Brasiliense, through the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Debora Moreira, a Brazilian victim of internet fraud, has acknowledged the receipt of the sum of $4,040 which was recovered on her behalf by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Moreira lost the money to Emmanuel Tope, a convicted fraudster, in a romance scam. EFCC commenced investigation of the scam in March 2019 and successfully recovered the money, prosecuted and got the fraudster convicted.


The proceeds of crime was remitted into the victim’s account with Bank Itau S/A, Rua Ameirico Brasiliense, through the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Brazil tops 10,000 deaths from COVID-19: official

Brazil tops 10,000 deaths from COVID-19: official

The coronavirus pandemic death toll in Brazil has surpassed 10,000, according to figures from the Ministry of Health.

AFP news agency
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#BREAKING Brazil tops 10,000 deaths from COVID-19: official


There are now 10,627 deaths and 155,939 confirmed cases in the country, but scientists think the real toll could be 15 or even 20 times worse, given the country's inability to carry out widespread testing.

After Brazil surpassed the 10,000 dead mark, the National Congress decreed an official mourning period of three days and asked Brazilians to follow health authorities' recommendations to reduce infection rates while the country prepares for "a safe and definitive return back to normal".
The coronavirus pandemic death toll in Brazil has surpassed 10,000, according to figures from the Ministry of Health.

AFP news agency
@AFP
#BREAKING Brazil tops 10,000 deaths from COVID-19: official


There are now 10,627 deaths and 155,939 confirmed cases in the country, but scientists think the real toll could be 15 or even 20 times worse, given the country's inability to carry out widespread testing.

After Brazil surpassed the 10,000 dead mark, the National Congress decreed an official mourning period of three days and asked Brazilians to follow health authorities' recommendations to reduce infection rates while the country prepares for "a safe and definitive return back to normal".

Brazil's Bolsonaro sacks health minister during virus crisis: officia

Brazil's Bolsonaro sacks health minister during virus crisis: officia

Luiz Henrique Mandetta
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has insisted the risk from the coronavirus is low and called for Brazil to stay open for business, fired his health minister Thursday after the two clashed repeatedly over how to handle the pandemic in this country of 210 million.

“I have just heard from the president I have been fired,” Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on his Twitter account.

Mandetta has defended social isolation while the far-right president insists the impact of the pandemic on Brazil’s struggling economy is more important than loss of life.

Bolsonaro’s downplaying of coronavirus – and his public call for Brazil to relax quarantine measures and get back to work – has appalled critics and many citizens, sparking nightly pot-banging protests in major cities.

Bolsonaro’s efforts to undermine regional governments’ efforts to enforce such shutdowns have sparked a political rebellion by the governors of nearly all of Brazil’s 27 states.

Recent modelling by researchers from Imperial College London suggested Brazil could have more than 1.1 million Covid-19 deaths if no action were taken to control the pandemic; 529,000 if only elderly people were forced to isolate; and 44,200 if drastic measures were implemented.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Bolsonaro said that Mandetta’s departure from the government was a “consensual divorce”, but his dismissal has the potential to cause a major public revolt. Earlier this month research by one of Brazil’s top pollsters showed 76% of Brazilians backed the health ministry’s response to coronavirus under Mandetta while only 33% backed Bolsonaro’s.

Writing ahead of Bolsonaro’s decision, the political commentator Leandro Colon said Mandetta’s sacking might be good news “for those rooting for Jair Bolsonaro’s quick downfall”.

Such a move would further isolate the rightwing populist and could provoke “a political reaction of major proportions”, Colon wrote in the Folha de São Paulo newspaper.  But Colon warned that Mandetta’s removal would also be bad news for the health of Brazil’s 209 million citizens.
Luiz Henrique Mandetta
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has insisted the risk from the coronavirus is low and called for Brazil to stay open for business, fired his health minister Thursday after the two clashed repeatedly over how to handle the pandemic in this country of 210 million.

“I have just heard from the president I have been fired,” Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on his Twitter account.

Mandetta has defended social isolation while the far-right president insists the impact of the pandemic on Brazil’s struggling economy is more important than loss of life.

Bolsonaro’s downplaying of coronavirus – and his public call for Brazil to relax quarantine measures and get back to work – has appalled critics and many citizens, sparking nightly pot-banging protests in major cities.

Bolsonaro’s efforts to undermine regional governments’ efforts to enforce such shutdowns have sparked a political rebellion by the governors of nearly all of Brazil’s 27 states.

Recent modelling by researchers from Imperial College London suggested Brazil could have more than 1.1 million Covid-19 deaths if no action were taken to control the pandemic; 529,000 if only elderly people were forced to isolate; and 44,200 if drastic measures were implemented.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Bolsonaro said that Mandetta’s departure from the government was a “consensual divorce”, but his dismissal has the potential to cause a major public revolt. Earlier this month research by one of Brazil’s top pollsters showed 76% of Brazilians backed the health ministry’s response to coronavirus under Mandetta while only 33% backed Bolsonaro’s.

Writing ahead of Bolsonaro’s decision, the political commentator Leandro Colon said Mandetta’s sacking might be good news “for those rooting for Jair Bolsonaro’s quick downfall”.

Such a move would further isolate the rightwing populist and could provoke “a political reaction of major proportions”, Colon wrote in the Folha de São Paulo newspaper.  But Colon warned that Mandetta’s removal would also be bad news for the health of Brazil’s 209 million citizens.

Brazil recalls 'all' diplomats, officials in Venezuela: govt source

Brazil recalls 'all' diplomats, officials in Venezuela: govt source

BRASILIA – Brazil recalled its entire corps of diplomats and foreign service officials from Venezuela while ordering the government of Nicolas Maduro to pull out its representatives in Brazil, a government source said on Thursday, further hardening ties between the two.

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro had already branded the government of radical leftist Maduro a “dictatorship” and he, in return, has called Bolsonaro a “fascist.”

“No one will remain in all of Venezuela,” said the source after the Official Journal revealed earlier on Thursday that four diplomats and 10 officials were ordered home from the Brazilian embassy and consulates in Venezuela.

The Official Journal cited the foreign ministry in saying that staff would be withdrawn from the embassy and the consulate in Caracas, the consulate in Ciudad Guayana and the vice consulate in Santa Elena de Uairen, on the Brazilian border.

The withdrawn diplomats include Rodolfo Braga, the head of the embassy, and Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro, the consul general in Caracas.

Brazil is one of the more than 50 countries to have recognized the claim of Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido to be his country’s acting president. Guaido made the proclamation early last year following the opposition-controlled parliament’s branding of Maduro as a usurper over his 2018 re-election in a poll widely derided as rigged.

Brasilia has also recognized the ambassador to Brazil appointed by Guaido, Maria Teresa Belandria.

The last Maduro-appointed ambassador to Brazil was withdrawn in 2016.

The government source who spoke to AFP didn’t say when the recall would be completed but Brazilian media said it will be done within two months.

However, the measure does not mean the embassy will be closed, the source said.

There are an estimated 10,000 Brazilians living in Venezuela who could be affected by the measure.

“The Brazilian government is considering how assistance will be provided,” the source said.

Recently, Maduro accused Bolsonaro of dragging Brazil’s military “into an armed conflict with Venezuela.”

That was a reference to an attack by deserters on a military detachment in Venezuela’s Bolivar state that borders Brazil, after which five Venezuelan military personnel claimed asylum in Brazil. Bolsonaro seemed to dismiss the accusations when asked by reporters, and the foreign ministry said the president “does not comment on statements from the dictatorial government of Maduro.”

But even after that exchange, Brazil did not ask Venezuelan diplomats to leave the country.

And in November, around a dozen Guaido supporters invaded Venezuela’s embassy in Brasilia but left 13 hours later under pressure from Brazilian authorities.

Venezuela’s economy has been devastated by a political and economic crisis that has forced millions to flee, many of them into neighboring Brazil.

Thursday’s announcement comes before Bolsonaro — who is known as an admirer of his American counterpart Donald Trump — is set to leave Saturday for the U.S. cities of Miami and Dallas, where he will likely seek to lure foreign investment in Brazil.

(AFP)
BRASILIA – Brazil recalled its entire corps of diplomats and foreign service officials from Venezuela while ordering the government of Nicolas Maduro to pull out its representatives in Brazil, a government source said on Thursday, further hardening ties between the two.

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro had already branded the government of radical leftist Maduro a “dictatorship” and he, in return, has called Bolsonaro a “fascist.”

“No one will remain in all of Venezuela,” said the source after the Official Journal revealed earlier on Thursday that four diplomats and 10 officials were ordered home from the Brazilian embassy and consulates in Venezuela.

The Official Journal cited the foreign ministry in saying that staff would be withdrawn from the embassy and the consulate in Caracas, the consulate in Ciudad Guayana and the vice consulate in Santa Elena de Uairen, on the Brazilian border.

The withdrawn diplomats include Rodolfo Braga, the head of the embassy, and Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro, the consul general in Caracas.

Brazil is one of the more than 50 countries to have recognized the claim of Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido to be his country’s acting president. Guaido made the proclamation early last year following the opposition-controlled parliament’s branding of Maduro as a usurper over his 2018 re-election in a poll widely derided as rigged.

Brasilia has also recognized the ambassador to Brazil appointed by Guaido, Maria Teresa Belandria.

The last Maduro-appointed ambassador to Brazil was withdrawn in 2016.

The government source who spoke to AFP didn’t say when the recall would be completed but Brazilian media said it will be done within two months.

However, the measure does not mean the embassy will be closed, the source said.

There are an estimated 10,000 Brazilians living in Venezuela who could be affected by the measure.

“The Brazilian government is considering how assistance will be provided,” the source said.

Recently, Maduro accused Bolsonaro of dragging Brazil’s military “into an armed conflict with Venezuela.”

That was a reference to an attack by deserters on a military detachment in Venezuela’s Bolivar state that borders Brazil, after which five Venezuelan military personnel claimed asylum in Brazil. Bolsonaro seemed to dismiss the accusations when asked by reporters, and the foreign ministry said the president “does not comment on statements from the dictatorial government of Maduro.”

But even after that exchange, Brazil did not ask Venezuelan diplomats to leave the country.

And in November, around a dozen Guaido supporters invaded Venezuela’s embassy in Brasilia but left 13 hours later under pressure from Brazilian authorities.

Venezuela’s economy has been devastated by a political and economic crisis that has forced millions to flee, many of them into neighboring Brazil.

Thursday’s announcement comes before Bolsonaro — who is known as an admirer of his American counterpart Donald Trump — is set to leave Saturday for the U.S. cities of Miami and Dallas, where he will likely seek to lure foreign investment in Brazil.

(AFP)

Brazil confirms first case of coronavirus in Latin America

Brazil confirms first case of coronavirus in Latin America


Brazilian officials reported the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Latin America. Health Ministry said.

As the case is now officially confirmed, the country becomes the first in South America.

A 61-year-old man from Sao Paolo who recently returned from Italy is being tested for coronavirus, Brazil's health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

The man travelled to Lombardy - the epicentre of the Italian outbreak - from February 9 to 21- and had developed symptoms including a sore throat and fever, the ministry said.

Brazilian officials reported the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Latin America. Health Ministry said.

As the case is now officially confirmed, the country becomes the first in South America.

A 61-year-old man from Sao Paolo who recently returned from Italy is being tested for coronavirus, Brazil's health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

The man travelled to Lombardy - the epicentre of the Italian outbreak - from February 9 to 21- and had developed symptoms including a sore throat and fever, the ministry said.

Record southeastern Brazil rainstorms kill 30, according to official

Record southeastern Brazil rainstorms kill 30, according to official

 HORIZONTE, BRAZIL (AFP) - At least 30 people have been killed by intense storms in south-eastern Brazil, the Civil Defense office in Minas Gerais state said on Saturday (Jan 25).

The toll was a jump from the 11 reported by the same office earlier in the day.

Seventeen people are also missing, seven injured, and some 3,500 have been forced to move in more following a series of landslides and house collapses, Civil Defense officials said.

Rainfall in the region has been the heaviest since records were first kept 110 years ago, the National Institute of Meteorology said. In one 24-hour period, state capital Belo Horizonte recorded 172 millimeters (almost seven inches) of rain.

Forecasters said the rain is expected to continue through Saturday.

The deluge coincided with the first anniversary of the dam collapse in the Minas Gerais town of Brumadinho, where 11 people are still listed as missing.

An accumulation of water and a lack of drainage caused the tailings dam rupture on January 25, 2019, according to a report commissioned by the mining firm Vale.

 HORIZONTE, BRAZIL (AFP) - At least 30 people have been killed by intense storms in south-eastern Brazil, the Civil Defense office in Minas Gerais state said on Saturday (Jan 25).

The toll was a jump from the 11 reported by the same office earlier in the day.

Seventeen people are also missing, seven injured, and some 3,500 have been forced to move in more following a series of landslides and house collapses, Civil Defense officials said.

Rainfall in the region has been the heaviest since records were first kept 110 years ago, the National Institute of Meteorology said. In one 24-hour period, state capital Belo Horizonte recorded 172 millimeters (almost seven inches) of rain.

Forecasters said the rain is expected to continue through Saturday.

The deluge coincided with the first anniversary of the dam collapse in the Minas Gerais town of Brumadinho, where 11 people are still listed as missing.

An accumulation of water and a lack of drainage caused the tailings dam rupture on January 25, 2019, according to a report commissioned by the mining firm Vale.

Brazil prosecutors charge Vale, auditor over deadly dam collapse: official

Brazil prosecutors charge Vale, auditor over deadly dam collapse: official

BRUMADINHO, Brazil—Brazilian state prosecutors charged Vale SA’s former CEO Fabio Schvartsman and 10 others from the mining company with homicide Tuesday in an effort to hold it to account for last year’s dam collapse that killed 270 people.

Prosecutors for the state of Minas Gerais also leveled homicide charges at five individuals at Germany’s TÜV SÜD, the auditing company that certified the mine-waste dam as safe only months before it gave way.

All 16 individuals, as well as both companies as entities, were also charged with intentional homicide and environmental offenses.

The January 25 tailings dam rupture in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais spewed millions of tons of mining waste over houses and farmland in the country's worst industrial accident.

Vale and TUV SUD, which had certified the dam's stability, have been accused of environmental crimes, prosecutors said in a news conference.

TUV SUD said in a statement earlier Tuesday it "remains deeply saddened" by the disaster.

It noted, however, that the "real causes" of the collapse were yet to be determined.

(AFP /WSJ)
BRUMADINHO, Brazil—Brazilian state prosecutors charged Vale SA’s former CEO Fabio Schvartsman and 10 others from the mining company with homicide Tuesday in an effort to hold it to account for last year’s dam collapse that killed 270 people.

Prosecutors for the state of Minas Gerais also leveled homicide charges at five individuals at Germany’s TÜV SÜD, the auditing company that certified the mine-waste dam as safe only months before it gave way.

All 16 individuals, as well as both companies as entities, were also charged with intentional homicide and environmental offenses.

The January 25 tailings dam rupture in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais spewed millions of tons of mining waste over houses and farmland in the country's worst industrial accident.

Vale and TUV SUD, which had certified the dam's stability, have been accused of environmental crimes, prosecutors said in a news conference.

TUV SUD said in a statement earlier Tuesday it "remains deeply saddened" by the disaster.

It noted, however, that the "real causes" of the collapse were yet to be determined.

(AFP /WSJ)

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