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Brazil shocked by police raid that leaves dozens dead in Rio de Janeiro favela
Some questioned whether police were flouting a court ruling last year that forbade them from storming favelas during the pandemic unless under “absolutely exceptional” circumstances.
- by Terrence McCoy
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Colombia, strained by pandemic and poverty, explodes in protest
The explosion of frustration could presage unrest across Latin America, where several countries face the same combustible mix of health and economic crises.
- by Julie Turkewitz and Sofía Villamil
Brazilian teenager kills three children, two workers in childcare centre
Other children were taken to hospital with injuries along with the knife-wielding attacker, who was overpowered by police.
- by Leonardo Benassatto
Brazil passes 400,000 COVID-19 dead, daily toll to plateau for months
Brazil has registered 3001 new COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, taking its total since the pandemic began to 401,186.
- by Pedro Fonseca
‘Serious defects’: Brazil regulator rejects Russia’s Sputnik vaccine
A crucial issue was the presence in the vaccine of the adenovirus that could reproduce a “serious” defect, an Anvisa expert said.
- by Ricardo Brito
Frustrated by student struggles, teacher now on verge of Peru presidency
Defying the polls, rural primary school teacher Pedro Castillo topped the votes in the first round of Peru’s presidential poll and will contest the run-off against one of the nation’s most established political figures.
- by Franklin Briceno and Regina Garcia Cano
‘Raging inferno’: Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
The true number of deaths is believed to be significantly higher because of possible government concealment and the many cases overlooked in the early stages of the outbreak.
- by David Biller and Maria Cheng
‘A form of torture’: Brazilian COVID patients intubated without sedatives
The scenes playing out across Brazil, one of the nations hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, are placing growing international pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro.
- by Leandra Camera and Pedro Fonseca
‘Closer than ever to Moscow’: How Sputnik V is helping Russia regain foothold in Latin America
“For the Kremlin, COVID was a godsend,” says a former US official of Russia’s vaccine outreach.
- by David Biller and Christopher Sherman
‘A biological Fukushima’: Brazil COVID-19 deaths on track to rival US
Fatalities climbed above 4000 in a day on Tuesday for the first time, taking the pandemic total to nearly 337,000.
- by Pedro Fonseca
Argentine President tests positive to COVID despite vaccination
Argentine President Alberto Fernández says he had an initial positive test for COVID-19, despite having been vaccinated in January.
- by Almudena Calatrava