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Brazil removed from public view months of data on its COVID-19 epidemic on Saturday, as President Jair Bolsonaro defended delays and changes to official record-keeping of the world's second-largest coronavirus outbreak.

Few world leaders have been as dismissive of the coronavirus pandemic as Bolsonaro, but this has not stopped it from taking hold in Latin America's powerhouse.

Brazil could face "economic collapse" in a month's time due to stay-at-home measures to stem the coronavirus outbreak, with food shortages and "social disorder," Economy Minister Paulo Guedes warned Thursday.

Brazil's president has downplayed the novel coronavirus pandemic for weeks

A Supreme Court judge on Monday authorized an investigation of allegations that Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tried to interfere in the work of the country's federal police force for political motives, the top court said on its website.

Sergio Moro, who led Car Wash investigation, exits after President Jair Bolsonaro fired head of federal police

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has come under criticism for joining protesters demanding that restrictions on movement introduced to stop the spread of coronavirus be lifted

It is rare for tech companies to take down a post from a head of state, but the coronavirus pandemic has led tech companies to move aggressively to filter out unfounded medical advice.

Former Brazil playmaker excels in prison futsal

Once one of the world’s best athletes who could do things on a football field that defied belief, now his life has spiralled out of control.

Former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho and his brother were arrested in Paraguay on Friday for allegedly using fake passports to enter the country.

The Brazilian government has said it will reject an offer of aid from G7 countries to help tackle fires in the Amazon rainforest.

Since his election, Jair Bolsonaro has worked to loosen environmental laws and open up vast swaths of the Amazon to industry. Now large stretches of the rainforest are on fire.

French president Emmanuel Macron has labelled Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro “extraordinarily rude” after he endorsed a Facebook post mocking Brigitte Macron’s appearance.

As a record number of fires wreak destruction in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made an outlandish claim.

Brazilian inmate Clauvino da Silva wearing a wig and a mask after been captured while trying to escape the Gericino prison complex, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 03, 2019. Picture: AFP.Source:AFP

Far-right president said Brazil is open to partnerships exploiting biodiversity and mining in a conversation with journalists

Brazil’s Supreme Court said Monday it would re-examine an appeal by jailed former president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in the wake of allegations that a prominent judge collaborated with prosecutors to convict the popular former leftist politician.

Jair Bolsonaro's visit to NYC was facing heated opposition from LGBT activists, environmentalists, and even the city's mayor.

Brazil legend Pele said he feels "so much better" after being admitted to a Paris hospital for a urinary infection.