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Brazil: Covaxin manufacturing facility fails to meet CGMP standards

Covaxin has demonstrated an interim vaccine efficacy of 81 per cent in the Phase 3 clinical trials

Brazil Prez Bolsonaro forced into Cabinet shuffle, changes top diplomat

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has reshuffled his Cabinet amid intense pressure to change his foreign relations minister

Biocon partners with Libbs Farmaceutica to launch generic drugs in Brazil

Biotechnology major Biocon on Monday said its subsidiary has joined hands with Libbs Farmaceutica to launch generic drugs in Brazil, the world's sixth most populous country.

At $2.06 per dose, India pays the least for AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

The price paid by different governments for a vaccine dose - including for the same vaccine - varies across countries, Unicef data shows

Jair Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 coronavirus deaths

Bolsonaro this month began shifting rhetoric on the value of vaccines but continues to refuse restrictions on activity he paints as infringement on freedom and still promotes unproven Covid cures

Brazil economists call for tougher measures as coronavirus cases ramp up

Nearly 200 Brazilian economists, including former finance ministers and central bank presidents, have urged the government to speed up vaccination and adopt tougher restrictions to stop Covid spread

Covid cases in Brazil rise by record 90,570 to over 11.87 million: Ministry

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil have increased by a record 90,570 to 11,871,390 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said

China's high demand for beef from Brazil fuelling environmental crisis

A ravenous demand from China has helped Brazilian beef sales skyrocket to record levels - which has brought upon a devastating environmental cost.According to the Guardian, despite the Brazilian economy being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains one of the world's biggest beef exporters.Brazil supplied 43 per cent of China's meat imports in 2020, up by a staggering 76 per cent last year compared with 2019, according to consultancy Safras & Mercado.Sales are predicted to climb even higher this year, as China's pork industry struggles to recover from the deadly pig disease African swine fever, write Dom Phillips and Michael Standaert.Consumption of meat in China has risen in the recent decades with the growth of its economy. Several consumer surveys have shown that more Chinese people are turning to beef after the outbreak of African swine feverThe high consumption has cleared half of Cerrado, the vast tropical savanna region, and 20 per cent of the Amazon, with a ...

Brazil shunned as a Covid superspreader by nervous neighbours

Leading the world in daily deaths and the source of a worrying Amazonian variant that's more contagious, Brazil is a cause of deep anxiety for world health officials and its neighbours

Brazil reports record 2,286 new coronavirus deaths, taking tally to 270,656

The number of people, who have died of the coronavirus in Brazil, has increased by a record 2,286 to 270,656 over the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said

After building ties with Brazil, Aus, ISRO eyes new opportunity with Italy

India and Italy have decided to explore opportunities in the field of earth observation, space science and robotic and human exploration

Mumbai Covid-19: Institutional quarantine must for travelers from Brazil

In a fresh circular, the civic body included Brazil in the list of countries under quarantine rules, citing the latest guidelines of the Union Ministry of Health about international arrivals

Bharat Biotech signs deal to send 20 mn Covaxin doses to Brazil

Shipments to be made during second and third quarters of current calendar

Brazil signs Covid vaccine deal with Bharat Biotech for 20 mn Covaxin doses

So far Brazil has vaccinated less than 4 per cent of its population of 210 million people, with some cities stopping immunization campaigns last week due to shortages

Brazil nears 250,000 deaths, second Covid-19 wave still running rampant

Since the pandemic's start, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro scoffed at the little flu and lambasted local leaders for imposing restrictions on activity

57-year old father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker drowns in Brazil

The father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has died suddenly in Brazil with clubs past and present offering condolences

Brazil approves Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, but has none to use

It is the first coronavirus shot to receive full approval in Brazil, regulator Anvisa said. Vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd, have only been approved for emergency use

Brazil to start producing coronavirus vaccine in first half of 2021

"That has always been our goal. By incorporating production technology to the maximum, we hope to have 100 percent national production in the first half (of this year). We are very confident," Krieger

Petrobras shares slump as Brazil's Bolsonaro doubles down on intervention

Shares in state electricity company Eletrobras also plunged on Monday after Bolsonaro said it would be the next sector in which the government would "stick its finger"

Petrobras CEO resisting pressure from Bolsonaro to resign: Report

Roberto Castello Branco was appointed CEO of Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the state-controlled firm is known, when Bolsonaro took office at the start of 2019