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President Bolsonaro in a political fix as Brazil turns into hotspot for Covid pandemic

Pressure is piling on Bolsonaro, who is battling allegations that could lead to his ouster while facing a pandemic and its economic devastation.

With more daily deaths than UK, Brazil is new coronavirus hotspot

Brazil reported 751 deaths Friday while the number of cases nearly tripled in two weeks to over 145,000. However, President Jair Bolsonaro wants restrictions eased.

Brazilians ignore social distancing, bodies pile up in New York & other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Coronavirus has busted myth that nationalist Right cares about ‘the people’

Take, for instance, how Brazil, Britain, the US and India are fighting the coronavirus crisis.

Hezbollah to Taliban to Brazil’s gangs: Terrorists, militants and criminals join Covid fight

A weak pandemic response from a government creates an opportunity for violent groups to earn legitimacy in eyes of the public.

Banging pots & pans not just an Indian thing, Brazil using it to protest against Bolsonaro

In Brazil, and other South American countries, banging pots and pans as a mark of protest is a longstanding tradition.

PM Modi & Brazilian President Bolsonaro hold talks to boost strategic bilateral ties

India and Brazil are expected to ink 15 agreements to enhance cooperation in key areas of trade and investment, energy, defence and security, and scientific research.

Why India’s Republic Day chief guest, Jair Bolsonaro, is called ‘Trump of the Tropics’

Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-establishment populist style and social media presence has often been compared to that of Donald Trump.

Pulitzer-winning US journalist charged in Brazil for exposé against justice system

Glenn Greenwald is a co-founder of 'The Intercept', a website that claims to offer ‘fearless, adversarial journalism that holds the powerful accountable’.

Brazil looks to India as trade ties with Argentina deteriorate

With India growing around 7% a year over the past decade, Brazil sees a huge potential for its exports of food and commodities.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.