A man wearing a yellow sleave-less shirt and red hat is shown smoking a cigarette and walking past a large mural of someone wearing glasses.

Brazil’s continuing struggles with the pandemic

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A man walks in front of a mural at the bus station in Luziania, a suburb of Brasilia, Brazil, Feb. 25, 2021.

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On Tuesday, Brazil experienced its highest daily death toll from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Hospital systems across the country are overwhelmed and scientists say a new variant spreading there appears to be more contagious. Also, global carbon emissions dropped by 7% in 2020 compared to 2019. And, a recent decision by the Cherokee Supreme Court to remove the words “by blood” from its constitution clarifies who can be a citizen of the Nation. 

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Why are Brazil’s daily deaths from COVID-19 at an all-time high? 
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