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Bolsonaro says Brazil didn't spend cent on Bharat Bio vax deal under probe

Brazil officials are investigating the deal with the Indian company, citing the fact that the government struck a speedy agreement and ignored offers from Pfizer in 2020.

Copa America: Firmino, Casemiro score goals as Brazil defeats Colombia

Robert Firmino and Casemiro got among the scoring charts as Brazil defeated Colombia 2-1 in the ongoing Copa America here at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday.With this win, Brazil has consolidated its position at the top of Group B in the ongoing Copa America. The side now has 9 points from three games.In the first half, Colombia took the lead as Luis Diaz netted the ball into the goalpost. No more goals were scored in the first half, and as a result, Colombia walked in at halftime with a 1-0 lead.In the second half, Brazil managed to change its fortunes as Firmino first scored the goal in the 78th minute, bringing the scoreline level at 1-1.In the additional time, Casemiro scored the goal, and as a result, Brazil walked away with a 2-1 victory.Earlier on Wednesday (local time), Ecuador and Peru played out a 2-2 draw. Peru is now at the third spot in the Group B standings with four points from three games.On the other hand, Ecuador is at the fourth spot with just two points from three .

Brazil's environment min resigns amid probe into illegal logging in Amazon

Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles resigned, weeks after he was targeted by federal police as part of an investigation into alleged illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest.

Brazil reports record 115,228 daily Covid-19 cases; 2,392 fatalities

Brazil has reported a record daily high of 115,228 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the national tally to 18,169,881, the Ministry of Health said.

A jab at veracity

States should not aim to artificially push vaccination numbers

Brazil probes Health Ministry deal to buy 20 mn Covaxin vaccine doses

Brazil's federal prosecutor's office is investigating possible irregularities in a Health Ministry contract to purchase 20 million doses of the Covaxin vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech

Luis Suarez goal at Copa America ends Uruguay's scoring drought

Luis Suarez ended a goal scoring drought for Uruguay that threatened to extend to a fifth straight game.

Uruguay fires Copa America staffer after harassment charge

Uruguay's soccer association fired a member of its Copa America staff after reports of a team security guard being arrested for sexually harassing a woman. The soccer body said in a statement on Monday it made the decision due to the staffer's "reprehensible and unacceptable behavior," without providing details. It added the person, whom it did not identify, would return to Montevideo and be investigated from there. The Uruguay team is in the Brazilian city of Cuiaba, where it was playing Chile late Monday at Arena Pantanal. Chile and Argentina share the lead in Group A with four points after two matches. Uruguay has zero after one match. CONMEBOL said in a separate statement it received information of a sexual harassment accusation against a member of a team at the Copa America. It added it will cooperate with authorities in the investigation. Police from the state of Mato Grosso, which includes Cuiaba, did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.

Brazil's Covid death toll tops 500,000, second largest in the world

Brazil surpassed half a million Covid-19 deaths after registering 2,301 more fatalities from the fatal disease in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.

Brazil's Covid death toll tops 500,000: Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga

The country has registered more than 17.8 million Covid-19 cases

Brazil says Copa America's Covid-19 cases increase again from 66 to 82

Brazil's government said that 82 people connected with the Copa America soccer tournament had contracted Covid-19, an increase of 16 infections from the previous day

Brazil: Copa America's Covid-19 cases increase 13 to 66

Brazil's health ministry said that 66 people connected with the Copa America soccer tournament had contracted COVID-19, an increase of 13 infections from the previous day

Copa America: Neymar shines as Brazil thrash Peru 4-0 to reach quarters

Neymar and Alex Sandro scored for Brazil as they beat Peru on Thursday night to attain a comfortable 4-0 win in the 2021 Copa America clash here at Nilton Santos Stadium

Brazil beats Peru 4-0 to move atop in Copa America group with 6 points

Brazil changed half of its starting lineup to face Peru in its second Copa America match and still cruised to a 4-0 victor.

Brazil drop star forward Neymar from its Olympic games squad

Another big name missing is Marquinhos, who was part of the gold-winning Brazilian team medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Brazil keeps search for striker against Peru at Copa America

Brazil coach Tie has hinted he'll continue searching for his ideal strike force in Thursday's Copa America game against Peru. Tite tested Everton Ribeiro, Everton and Gabriel Barbosa up front at practice on Tuesday instead of Lucas Paquet, Richarlison and Gabriel Jesus, who started in Brazil's 3-0 win over Venezuela in the tournament opener on Sunday. Roberto Firmino, who was on the bench against Venezuela, didn't participate in the practice game in the time while the Brazilian soccer confederation broadcast training to the media. The coach also tried a change in defense with Thiago Silva replacing Marquinhos as Eder Militao's partner and a defensive midfield duo with Fabinho joining Fred in place of Casemiro. Tite has said the 20 days of Copa America will be used to test some things, with an eye the World Cup in Qatar next year. He and his players publicly said they were against the Copa America taking place in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic but would always answer the call f

Brazil counts 52 coronavirus cases connected to Copa America

Brazil's health ministry raised the number of COVID-19 cases related to the Copa America to 52, including 33 players or staffers. The ministry said Tuesday that the increase, from 41 total cases earlier, includes 19 workers hired for the tournament. Some of the workers are located in Brasilia, where Brazil opened the tournament on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Venezuela, and others in Rio de Janeiro, which hosted Monday's 1-1 draw between Argentina and Chile. The Venezuela squad was depleted after nearly a dozen cases of COVID-19 involving players or staff. Bolivia was missing three players. Bolivian media reported striker Marcelo Martins was one of the players who tested positive. Martins criticized the South American soccer body for the outbreak. Thank you for this, CONMEBOL. It is completely your fault, Martins said on Instagram. If someone dies what will you do? What matters to you is money. The lives of players are not worth anything. Staffers of Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia als

Brazil: 41 Covid-19 cases connected to Copa America event

Brazil's health ministry has documented 41 cases of COVID-19 related to the Copa America, including 31 players or staffers and 10 workers who were hired for the event. The ministry said in a statement that all workers who tested positive were in Brasilia, where Brazil kicked off the tournament on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Venezuela. The visiting Venezuela squad was depleted after nearly a dozen cases of COVID-19 involving players or staff. Brazil stepped in late as emergency host of the 10-team continental championship despite the country having the second-highest number of recorded deaths from the coronavirus in the world, almost 490,000. President Jair Bolsonaro offered to hold the tournament in Brazil only two weeks ago after Argentina and Colombia were dropped as co-hosts. He is a critic of social distancing policies and argues the economic impact of shutdown measures kills more than the virus. Brazil's health ministry said 2,927 COVID-19 tests related to Copa America have bee

Brazil reports 827 Covid-19 deaths in last 24 hours; total tally at 488,228

Brazil registered 827 more deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 488,228, the health ministry said Monday.

Copa America: Colombia, Brazil off to winning start in tournament

Colombia and hosts Brazil kicked off their Copa America campaign with a win in Group B.While Brazil thrashed Venezuela 3-0, Colombia defeated Ecuador 1-0 in a tight encounter.Marquinhos, Gabriel Barbosa, and a Neymar penalty helped Brazil take all three points against a spirited Venezuelan side.On the other hand, both Colombia and Ecuador came out looking to impose themselves on the game but neither was able to take control or play with their usual style. The first half was filled with plenty of even sparring but very few clear chances or openings.Edwin Cardona scored the only goal of the match in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Colombia allowed Ecuador to take control of possession and looked to defend their advantage.Colombia will now lock horns with Venezuela while Brazil will face Peru on Thursday.