Brazil ramps up vaccines 

Brazil is finally getting vaccines following President Jair Bolsonaro's botched approach to vaccination purchases and a range of COVID-19 hardships. Now, there are drive-up vaccination sites, with the sounds of cars honking as people get their jabs. Reporter Michael Fox was in one of those cars and has the story.

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Brazil’s massive soy production threatens sustainable farming

Brazil has been hit hard by the pandemic, but has managed to ship record amounts of soy and other commodities. That very success - especially growing soy - is threatening small farming communities that have been using sustainable methods for generations. Reporter Michael Fox has the story.

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Brazil's soy boom takes a toll on traditional farming communities

Brazil’s strength in volleyball powers Olympic dreams 

Brazil has won more medals than any other South American nation in the 2020 Olympics, in part because of their dominance in one sport: volleyball. Michael Fox reports on how Brazil became the world's volleyball powerhouse.

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Move over soccer: Brazil’s award-winning volleyball teams compete for Olympic gold

Brazilian president casts doubt on electoral system ahead of 2022 election

Brazilians are preparing for next year’s presidential elections. And President Jair Bolsonaro has been following US President Donald Trump’s lead by already denouncing the country’s upcoming vote with claims of fraud. Michael Fox reports on how this is raising concerns for Brazil’s young democracy.

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Bolsonaro rallies his base with voter fraud claims ahead of elections in Brazil

Bolsonaro supporters talk military action during mostly peaceful rallies in Brazil

People took to the streets on Brazil's Independence Day yesterday, but it wasn't the usual festive celebration. President Jair Bolsonaro had called for his supporters to take to the streets with weapons, and talk about military action. Michael Fox reports that the demonstrations remained mostly peaceful, but may have set the stage for more conflict.

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Bolsonaro pulls out all the stops to rally base on Brazil’s Independence Day

Kite flying in Brazil grows increasingly popular — and dangerous

Yet another activity that took off during the pandemic is kite flying. In Brazil, at least, the long-popular kite battles that kids wage, to cut each other's strings, and be the last kite in the sky, have turned into a full-fledged adult obsession. Michael Fox reports that the lengths people will go to have a sharp string has become dangerous.

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Brazil takes its kite-flying passion to a whole new level

‘Pandora Papers’ sparks anger in Brazil

Thousands of housing activists rallied for days against Brazil's finance minister, Paulo Guedes, in Brasília this week. They’re accusing him of enriching himself off the devaluation of the Brazilian real, even as inflation, gas and electricity prices have spiked and housing programs have been frozen. Guedes is one of the top Brazilians named in the release of the Pandora Papers for siphoning off millions of dollars into offshore accounts. Reporter Michael Fox has the story.

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Analysts: ‘Pandora Papers’ revelations will make Brazil's already precarious economy even more unstable

Lawmakers in Brazil accuse President Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity

A Brazilian Senate Commission investigating President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 crisis in Brazil issued its final report on Wednesday, accusing him of crimes against humanity. The 1,200-page report details malfeasance, the blocking of needed health measures, and the illegal use of public funds. Reporter Michael Fox has the story.

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Bolsonaro accused of crimes against humanity over negligent COVID response 

Land invasions and violence against Indigenous communities spike in Brazil

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed on to a global pledge on Tuesday to end deforestation by 2030. Indigenous leaders say that during his tenure in the Amazon, much the opposite has happened. Michael Fox reports on new studies showing an increase in violence against Indigenous communities, as well as land invasions and the deforestation of Native territories.

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‘Without our territory, we are nothing’: Violence against Indigenous peoples spikes in Brazil

Brazil’s vaccination success owes something to a 1980s cartoon character

Despite a slow start, Brazil is now leading the United States in the number of people to have received their first shots. Possibly due to this vaccination effort, the country appears to have avoided a COVID-19 delta variant surge. Michael Fox reports that many public health experts credit the success of the vaccination campaign, at least in part, to a beloved cartoon character in the shape of a droplet called Ze Gotinha.

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Brazil’s COVID vaccination campaign picks up thanks to a 1980s public health mascot

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Colombia's players celebrate winning 1-0 against Ecuador during a Copa America soccer match at Arena Pantanal stadium in Cuiaba, Brazil, June 13, 2021.

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Lady Laurentino, 74, poses for a photo next to a wood fire she uses to cook near the door of her home in the Jardim Gramacho favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 4, 2021. With the surge in cooking gas prices, Laurentino says she is cooking with wood bec

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Olympic athletes, from left, archer Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida, Paralympic rower Michel Pessanha, swimmer Marcela Cunha and swimmer Larissa Oliveira pose for a photo with the mascot.

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