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Tuesday 22 September 2020
Rieli Franciscato was accompanied by a police patrol at the time.
Brazil has the second-highest number of infections and deaths in the pandemic, after the US.
Data from his own government shows the number of blazes in the rainforest is rising.
The country ranks behind only the United States.
The country has the third-highest number of cases in the world.
The announcement came after Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for a third time.
Sweden’s softer approach to fighting the coronavirus drew global attention
Multiple political figures in South America have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last week.
Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters.
The ruling applies whenever he is outdoors in the capital of Brasilia.
India has been recording about 15,000 new infections each day, and some states are considering fresh lockdown measures.
The country now has the second highest death toll from Covid-19 behind the United States.
A further 1,473 deaths in the space of 24 hours saw the death toll in Brazil overtake Italy’s.
The 15 year-old was hospitalised in the northern state of Rorima last week.
A court rejected a request for conditional release for the 39-year-old World Cup winner and his brother.
Three-time World Cup winner Pele – who turns 80 in October – rejected claims over his health on Thursday.
The football legend’s son says the star has been left unable to walk.
A lower court had ordered that the film be pulled to calm anger over the show.
Thousands of people signed a petition asking that it be withdrawn.
The criticism follows a police raid at the headquarters of two nonprofit groups this week.
Lucas Paqueta and Danilo were also on target amid a 3-0 victory over South Korea.
It follows a series of major fires in the region earlier this year.
The Barcelona star scored the only goal of the game in a friendly in Riyadh.
The 18-year-old has made a quick impact at the Santiago Bernabeu since arriving from Santos.
Lula led Brazil through a historic boom from 2003 to 2010.
A logger also died in the attack on Friday night in Maranhao, Brazil.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro did not travel to Leticia, citing doctors’ orders.
However, activists have doused hopes that the ban would work.
On Monday, the countries of the G7 pledged €18 million to tackle the Amazon fires.
There is huge concern about the local, national and international impact of the fires.
Macron and Bolsonaro have been engaged in a diplomatic spat in recent days.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was responding to a Facebook post which sought to compare both leaders’ wives.
43,000 troops are have been made available to combat the fires.
Global condemnation on Bolsonaro’s perceived inaction to date on the fires is growing.
He also labelled President Bolsonaro’s attacks on NGOs this week as “Orwellian”.
Official figures show nearly 73,000 forest fires were recorded in Brazil in the first eight months of the year.
Nearly 73,000 forest fires have been reported in the country so far this year.
Elkeson will use the name will the Chinese name ‘Aikesen’ while lining out for Marcello Lippi’s side.
The man boarded a bus in Rio de Janeiro earlier today.
PUBS OUTSIDE DUBLIN that don’t serve food will be permitted to open today for the first time since March.
Strict measures will be in place: customers will not be able to sit at or order at the bar, and groups will be limited to six people from three different households, with distancing of at least one metre between each table.
If a pub can implement a distance of two metres, the 105-minute time limit for customers can be waived. All customers are to be off the premises by 11.30pm.
Amidst a rising number of cases in counties around the country, Professor Philip Nolan told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that although people outside of Dublin can go to the pub, “the question is should you, and how often”.
So, with that in mind, will you go to a ‘wet’ pub this week?
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It sparked outrage among media outlets in Brazil.
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