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Brazil bans China's Sinovac Covid vax over fears of contamination

Brazil's health regulator has temporarily suspended the use of over 12.1 million doses of China's Sinovac Covid vaccine over fears of the vials being contaminated, media reports said

Scaloni plays down Messi injury fears ahead of Brazil-Argentina duel

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has said that that he is likely to make several changes to his starting lineup for the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Brazil

President Bolsonaro urges Brazil Senate to impeach high court justice

President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday asked Brazil's Senate to impeach a Supreme Court justice a largely symbolic move that shows he has little desire to ease tensions with the judiciary.

Number of Covid cases in Brazil rises by 43,033 to over 20.15 million

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 43,033 to 20,151,779 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Saturday

Tokyo 2020: Brazil's Cunha wins women's Olympic marathon swimming

Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won the women's 10-kilometer Olympic marathon swimming event in Tokyo on Wednesday. Cunha touched first in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 30.8 seconds, finishing nine-tenths of a second ahead of defending champion Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands. Van Rouwendaal took silver in 1:59.31.7. Kareena Lee of Australia earned bronze in 1:59.32.5. Cunha won her first medal in her third Olympics. She was 10th five years ago in Rio de Janeiro and fifth in the 2008 Beijing Games. "We arrived here wanting, as much as you can, this medal," Cunha said. "I said to my coach to win this race will be very difficult for my opponents because I want it so hard, so much, and I'm really well prepared." American Haley Anderson finished sixth and her teammate, Ashley Twichell, was seventh. Cunha and Twichell traded the lead through the first five laps before the American dropped to fourth. Leonie Beck of Germany moved into first ahead of Cunha on Lap 6, when the top eight swimme

Indian traders sign sugar export deals in advance as frost hits Brazil

Traders said the likely decline has already lifted sugar prices near their highest levels in 3-years

Brazil suspends clinical trials of Covaxin after termination of agreement

Brazil has suspended the clinical studies of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin following termination of the company's agreement with its partner there, the South American Country's health regulator said

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Highlights, men's football: Brazil beats Germany 4-2

Richarlison scores a hat-trick as Brazil gets the better of Germany

Tokyo Olympics: Brazil's Richarlison scores hat-trick against Germany

Brazilian forward Richarlison scored a hat-trick in the match against Germany at International Stadium, Yokohama on Thursday.

Brazil reports 868 more Covid19 deaths raising death toll to 541,266

Brazil registered 868 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 541,266, the health ministry said Saturday.

Brazilian president remains hospitalized in Sao Paulo as health improves

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remained hospitalized on Friday in Sao Paulo as he undergoes treatment for intestinal obstruction, with no plan for hospital discharge

Global coronavirus update: Brazil Covid-19 infections rise by 52,789

Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 52,789 to 19,262,518 within past 24 hours, national Ministry of Health said

Bad hiccups, but no immediate surgery for Brazil's president Bolsonaro

After 10 straight days of hiccups, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital with what doctors said was an intestinal obstruction that could require surgery

Global coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases in Brazil rises by 57,736

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 57,736 to 19,209,729 within the past 24 hours, national Ministry of Health said

Brazil's President Bolsonaro admitted to hospital for persistent hiccups

Bolsonaro has appeared to struggle with speaking on various occasions in recent weeks and said that he suffers from recurring hiccups

Copa America ends with 179 confirmed cases of Covid: Brazil health ministry

There were 179 known Covid-19 cases related to the Copa America, Brazil's health ministry said, up 13 from its previous update 17 days ago

Best of BS Opinion: Bad loan resolution, Covid-19 vaccines, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

Copa America: Argentina beats Brazil 1-0; Messi wins his 1st major title

When the match ended, a tearful Messi was thrown into the air by some of his joyous teammates

Brazil has World Cup hopes dented after Copa America loss to Argentina

Brazil trusted its defense even more than Neymar to keep its Copa America title. It was a move that failed.

Copa America: Brazil vs Argentina final, more than just Neymar vs Messi

A contest between Neymar and Lionel Messi is how many fans perceive the Copa America final between Brazil and Argentina