inside this in a low a college town part one of a key part investigation people in power on al-jazeera. brazil's president goes to course to stop regional governments opposing lockdowns to spite a rise in infections. hello i'm adrian for the this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up over the violence. protesters continue to defy the military. they've been attacked like a scapegoat in iraq.

i'm daryn jordan in doha the top stories here on al-jazeera brazil's former president release announcing a new it is silver is set for what's been described as a sensational political comeback his conviction on corruption charges has been old by a supreme court judge i mean he can run in next year's election. is one of the most popular left wing politicians if he decides to run he could face off against populist. monaco you know as more from rio de janeiro. just fission was taken not because they considered to be in the center or guilty but they said that he was he was tried in the wrong place in the wrong court he was tried as part of a car wash scandal and they say that that the reason why he should be tried that had nothing to do with the carwash scandal so it should have been instead of being a court in the southern city of what each event should be in brazilian the capital that would mean that he would be retried in this case but as of now he's cleared to run. for elections next year and yes he is the opposite extreme opposite of the president right wing president. so this polarizes

al-jazeera. that. brazil's president goes to courts to stop regional governments imposing locked out spies a rise in infections. hello i made 3 of the big of this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up of the day of violence and. cooper testers continue to defy the military. even the tact play scapegoat and morass a call from president biden to end hate crime against asian america this. year at how south korea is bringing distinctive voices back to the big stage. brazil's president has asked the supreme court to overturn curfews lockdowns imposed by mass and state governments try a boston or a says that they're acting as dictators at a starving people by forcing them to stay home during the pandemic walk again to care of reports now from rio. the beaches in rio de janeiro seem to be a world apart far from the cove in 1000 pandemic spiralling out of control throughout brazil this couple from neighboring argentina team here despite news that latin america's largest country is facing the worst health care sys

al-jazeera. and. brazil's president goes to court to stop regional governments imposing lockdowns despite a rise in infections. hello i'm adrian so they give this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up of the day of violence and. cooper testers continue to defy the military. the military act like a scapegoat in ras.

al-jazeera. her. these are the top stories on al-jazeera brazil recorded more than $2800.00 covert 19 deaths and 24 hours a record for a single day it comes as the government's 4th health minister since the start of the pandemic prepares to take office european medicines agency says there's no indication the astra zeneca banks in causes blood clots in it is firmly convinced the benefits outweigh the risks 18 countries have suspended their use of the jab after reports of clots in a small number of patients and protesters in yemen now agree about poor living conditions in unpaid salaries of stormed the presidential palace in the city of aden meanwhile the un special envoy to yemen warned of famine and a dramatic deterioration in the conflict there. to me and maher in the un says 149 people have now been killed since last month's coup while a political prisoner group actually puts the number of 193 martial law has been imposed in many areas but protesters are defying restrictions and gathering on the streets barricades were built and set on fire. in the largest city yangon but thousands of people have fled

inside the thin a lower college town part one of a key part investigation people in power on al-jazeera. brazil's president goes to course to stop regional governments opposing lockdowns to spite a rise in infections. hello i'm adrian for the game this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up over the violence and as anti cool protest as continue to defy the military. the military act like a scapegoat. a call from president biden to end a hate crime against asian americans. at how south korea is bringing distinctive voices back to the big stage. brazil's president has asked the supreme court to overturn curfews and lockdowns imposed by mezz and state governors jiah balsam our says that they're acting as dictators and starving people by forcing them to stay at home during the pandemic marchetta killer of reports now from rio. the beaches in rio de janeiro seem to be a world apart far from the couvade 19 pandemic spiralling out of control throughout brazil this couple from neighboring argentina team year despite news that latin america's largest country is facing the worst health care system col

have at us as al-jazeera and these are the headlines brazil's president diable scenario is taking several states to court to force them to overturn pandemic restrictions on friday the country recorded more than 2800 deaths that's the 2nd highest number in a single day and a new month long lockdown has been imposed on the french capital as intensive care units then near capacity people rushed to leave the city in the hours before it came into force packing into city trains and jamming roads the u.s. president has condemned an increase in violence against asian americans joe biden and vice president coming to harris had been meeting community leaders in atlanta following a mass shooting that in which 8 people were killed including 6 women of asian descent they'd been attacked late scapegoating harassed they would verbal assault or physically assault and kill. document that is against of hate against asian americans have seen skyrocketing spike over the last year hate and violence often hard in plain sight it's often met with silence that's been true throughout our history but that has to ch

thank you for talking to "al jazeera." . brazil has adjourned a decision on throwing out more evidence against luiz inacio lula da silva. if it goes his way, luiz inacio lula da silva will receive another boost after a judge overturned his conviction for corruption. it blocked the leader for running for a third term, a path that is now open to him, unless there is a retrial. he would likely become the rival against jair bolsonaro in next year's election. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: it was a catastrophic administration of the workers party government. i think the grizzly and don't want a candidate like that in 2022 -- the people don't want to canada like that in 2022. -- a candidate like that in 2022. i hope the supreme court reestablishes what was judge. anchor: we have more now from rio de janeiro. reporter: the court has five members on this trial. they were deciding today whether the judge, who was the judge that led the old investigation in the carwash scandal, which ultimately resulted in the impeachment of f

and we believe we will be able to have this shift back into operation by today still ahead on al-jazeera brazil's worrying coronavirus trend an alarming increase in infections among young people state elections begin in india as are some in west bengal why the b j p e may have a hard time securing it when. it's time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored plan qatar airways we're seeing the spring rains getting more excited now in east asia rice humpy sort of line here it's it is the typical shape which brings rain through china south korea and japan is not really aligned itself to stay stationary yet it's still very much an up and down system and this is really heading for most of japan during sunday with the tail off invited to go beyond still called nothing snow but almost out of sight and behind it nice warm spring sunshine not enough to really stir the atmosphere in beijing where equality is getting worse again then the next little belt. peace forming in the middle of southern china with to get some rain i think later on monday hong kong is enjoying some pretty warm sunshine at 29 she with degr

it is good to have you with us hello adrian filling in here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera brazil's president jaya boss amaro is going to the supreme court to try to overturn several states locked down restrictions he wants shops and businesses to reopen despite a surge in covert 19 related deaths a new month long lockdown has been imposed in the french capital as intensive care units there near capacity people rushed to leave paris before it came into force packing into city trains jamming roads and lockdown covers a 3rd of france's population. the u.s. will send more than 2 and a half 1000000 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine to mexico next week the government says they'll be used to give 2nd shots to the elderly. at least 2 protesters appeared killed overnight a b m r city of mobile protests continue across the country despite an increased use of violence by the military giant tony chang has the latest from bangkok. they were out protesting again from the early morning in shan state in chin state up in the north insead going in to lay back in yangon in town way and touted distric

welcome back a recap of our top stories on al-jazeera brazil's former president lula is due to address his supporters in the media for the 1st time since a corruption charge against him was overturned monday's decision by a supreme court judge says his chances to make a political comeback in. the u.s. house of representatives is gearing up to vote on a covert $1000.00 relief package worth almost 2 trillion dollars it includes direct cash payments funding for covert $900.00 testing and vaccine distribution. and south africa and india are leading a push of the world trade organization to temporarily drop bait interest rates on corporate 19 vaccines they say it would allow more countries and manufacturers to mass produce the vaccines. police in myanmar have dispersed protesters in the 2nd city monday. people fled as gun shots were fired more than 60 protestors have been killed since the military took over in february the un security council has called for restraint but has failed to agree on a statement condemning the call now across myanmar's border with northeast india residents say mor

i'm darren jordan in doha the top stories here on al-jazeera brazil's former president lisa now see a look at the silver is set for what's been described as a sensational political comeback his conviction on corruption charges has been a knowledge by a supreme court judge i mean he can run in next year's election who is one of the most popular left wing politicians if he decides to run he could face off against spotlight populist jam votes that aren't want to you knock him as more from rio de janeiro and just fish and was taken not because they considered to be in the center or guilty that they said that he was he was tried in the wrong place in the wrong court he was tried as part of the carwash scandal and they's.

that there's a high price to pay if chile decides to limit china's economic influence in human al-jazeera. brazil has recorded its highest number of deaths from corona virus in a single day in 2000 registered on tuesday the country has had more than 11000000 cases and it's facing the worst phase of the pandemic yet pushing its hospital system to the brink of collapse. palestinian prime minister in the hamas state says the territories going through a challenging 3rd wave of infections in several hospitals everybody in the intensive care unit is being used they is also asked for countries to send the vaccine doses they've promised as soon as possible is able to him more from ramallah or something here in one of the main governmental hospitals dealing with 900 patients and the hospital officials have been telling us that turning away tens of patients every day. medical attention we're here in front of the emergency room and we're seeing patients waiting for their turn to get inside the. staff told us that she is a priority when there's a vacancy they would need her immediately i know that they're do

by the way that i'm come all santamaria here in doha with the world news from al jazeera brazil is reporting a record number of corona virus infections as one of the world's worst hit countries struggles with its deadliest phase of the pandemic also the exit polls in the netherlands suggest prime minister mark root is conservative party is on course to form the ruling coalition and a push to restore alliances with an eye on north korea u.s. secretary of state and defense meet their counterparts in south korea. so tanzania's president john mica fully has died at the age of 61 he hadn't been seen in public since february and there had been speculation about his ill health vice president son you're sort of who has confirmed the newest announcing his death in a televised address. thomas cuticle mockable citizens today on this date march 17th 2021 that 6 in the evening we lost our leader president of the republic of tanzania the honorable to join palm bay jaysus michael feely departed this life from heart complications in hospital in dar es salaam. margraf really was one of africa's most prominen

from clear how authorities here and in scotland will cooperate with madrid now the dean barber al jazeera brazil's supreme court has adjourned a decision on throwing out more evidence against former president lula da silva if the decision goes his way buthe receive another boost after a judge overturned his conviction for corruption on monday the verdict blocked the left wing leader from running for a 3rd term but that's now open to him unless there's a retrial he would likely become the leading rival against far right populist president to narrow in next year's election. sort of near to you it was a catastrophic administration of the workers' party government i think the brazilian people don't even want a candidate like that in 2022 before we even think about his possible elections you can see that the stock market went down and the u.s. dollar went sky high we all suffered with this decision i hope that the supreme court grieved reestablishes what was judged. here has more now from rio de janeiro . so the court has now the 5 members on this trial what they were deciding today was whether judge s

al jazeera. al-jazeera. a snapshot of brazil's battle to contain covert 19 says keep crumbing on board public transport backed by their president. i know that i'm starting a tan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. a military. a call from the president to end a hate crimes against asian americans. they still have issues with each other strained relations between chinese and u.s. diplomats after 2 days of talks. and how south korea is bringing distinctive voices back to life. brazil is confronting major barriers as it tries to come to grips with the current virus cases are surging to record levels in the wilds 2nd worst affected country and supporting a coven $1000.00 related deaths now every 30 seconds but the president continues to downplay the escalating crisis even going to court to try to force states to overturn lockdown restrictions so ableson are has criticized rio for closing its famous beaches saying it deprives people of vision in d. this as doctors warn that hospitals are at breaking point. it can't just be

by the way get on come on santa maria here in doha with the world news from al-jazeera brazil is reporting a record number of corona virus infections as one of the world's worst hit countries struggles with its deadliest phase of the pandemic also the exit polls in the netherlands suggest.

al-jazeera. next stop court brazil's president launches legal action to keep the economy running as states and cities impose restrictions to stop the spread of private 19. there on the stasi attain this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. more killings threats to school children and journalists detained military.

still ahead an al-jazeera brazil's president goes to court to stop regional governments from posing lockdownsdespite a rise in infections. and in sport and you have seen fights called off after one of the fighters things said the way it. well after one day of record breaking march temperatures things are settled down around the gulf states that their house down to a maximum of 32 degrees daryn is pretty similar and riyadh with that show mild blood not a particularly dusty one and the weather is now typical for most of the year which is more or less dawn to dusk sunshine there is more cloud building in the levant and in syria and iraq as active weather in turkey but germany speak he's the winter coming across into egypt and they bring with them dust which will show the next change i think 1st of all a dusty breeze another run through i think the passing states north of saudi arabia and then eventually further east as well i don't think will generate much in the way of thunderstorms but it might generate one or 2 but they'll be a pall of rather dirty air all the sandy and dusty air coming acros

you see in human al-jazeera santiago. brazil's former president sleuth and i feel a little a disservice says the country government's handling of the pandemic has been moronic and it was speaking for the 1st time since the supreme court overturned corruption convictions against him on monday the decision paves the way for him to challenge president zedillo sonata next tuesday election but the law hasn't confirmed whether he'll get one so ahead on al-jazeera bunking down at the border we look at why the number of lie groups time to get into the u.s. is growing plus. protesters in argentina demanding answers over the death of football star diego maradona. there we got some rather active weather moving across the middle east at the moment rain snow and wind will be a feature for many as we go on through the next couple of days lots of cloud pushing across to case some snow there once again over the higher ground south of that generally drive a quite a brisk wind if the dust and sand here into southern parts of iraq as we go on throug

persist the worse the effect on trust therefore the overall vaccine rolled out jonah help al-jazeera london. brazil has reported another $1100.00 coronavirus deaths infection rates in the country are continuing to rise driven by a more infectious variant discovered in the amazon region despite that police were forced to step in to stop a huge party of the night in one city on. offices broke up in an illegal gathering of nearly $600.00 people in a windowless south palo nightclub the city's on the code red restrictions which includes a 2 week posh lockdown with non-essential businesses and eating hospitality closed well at least 13000 people have died in the past week this is more than anywhere else in the world the country's recorded around 100000 deaths since the beginning of the year old joins us live now from when is iris that doesn't appear to be having much of an effect on people's behavior the protests against it locked down in brazil. what you would have thought mary and when you were those grim figures you know some of the worst figures anywhere in the world brazil 2nd only now to the united

al-jazeera. several states in brazil are trying to enforce tougher restrictions imposed this week to slow the advance of covert 19 the country's seen a surge in deaths recording around 2000 for the 4th day in a row police armed with just went unnoticed until it's too late nor about a manly al-jazeera. several states in brazil are trying to enforce tougher restrictions imposed this week to slow the advance of covert 19 the country's seen a surge in deaths recording around 2000 for the 4th day in a row police armed with machine guns and raided an illegal party in sao paulo's nightclub district and saturday more than 600 people had packed into. well windowless room organizers facing criminal charges tree data we have to understand that there is a lag between the actual deaths and the numbers being sent into the centralized system by the national registry health secretary's so at the moment since we are seeing that the numbers are increasing there is a greater lag. that the estimates are that when you are actually closer to 2502600 deaths a day we are in my opinion very far from the peak because we have

conditions like transparent elections as evidence of good governance manildra up a little al-jazeera. now brazil has recorded its highest number of deaths from 1001 day since this pandemic began more than 2000 wednesday's figure takes the overall country's toll to more than 270000 brazil is struggling to deal with a surge in cases that's pushed many hospitals close to breaking point health experts say it's being fueled by more contagious strains of the virus. well meanwhile zimbabwe has eased its coronavirus lockdown and overnight curfew that were imposed in january it's now allowing businesses to reopen after the rate of new infections there slowed many are now trying to recover after months of disruptions the has this report from harare. tasty girl burgers some chicken and anything else on the menu will soon be ready but not for a sits down meal cloven 1000 mr chinn's in zimbabwe don't allow that for now it's only takeaways part of the government's plan to bring down infection rates for restaurants and fast food outlets also known as quick service restaurants or. this is not good for business

you see in human al-jazeera santiago. brazil's former president's new for nothing a little of this slamming the balsa not a government's handling of the pandemic calling it monic than is back in the political limelight after his corruption convictions were overturned this week but he hasn't confirmed if he'll be running for president again next year when again i have reports from the. he may not yet have been proven innocent but brazil's former president lula da silva is no longer a felon and he's back on the political scene with an eye on next year's presidential elections. i know that i was victim of the biggest legal lie in the 500 years of history i know my wife died due to the high pressure and the stroke came fausta i was forbidden to even see my brother inside a coffin. roula speech on wednesday was the 1st since a supreme court judge overturned the corruption convictions which put him behind bars for 18 months and stripped him of his political rights than from the $28000.00 elections the leader of brazil's left wing worker

for me to al-jazeera johannesburg. brazil's former president has blasted the government's handling of the pandemic and his 1st speech to support this since a corruption charge against him was overturned monday's decision by a supreme court judge but paved the way for dewey cygnus and needed to silva to make a political comeback the 2017 conviction of 18 months in jail he could become president diable scenarios maine left wing rival in next year's presidential election that he said he hadn't yet decided whether to run there to set his imprisonment made him the victim of the biggest legalize in $500.00 is in brazil. but is really. if there was a brazilian who has a right to be deeply hurt it's me but i'm not because i know that the suffering of the brazilian people and the poor people in this country is infinitely greater than the pain i felt when i was imprisoned by the federal police. well let's go to monica you had a cabin ridge generic monica luna's saying he wants to tour the country talk to the people but hasn't decided if

state struggles to assert its authority while also battling isis resurgence seem awful to an al-jazeera mia. brazil has recorded its highest daily number of krona virus deaths since the beginning of the pandemic more than 3200 people died on tuesday brazil has been reporting the world's highest daily numbers of deaths for weeks now doctors believe a local variant of the virus is causing a rise in infections and deaths hospitals are pushed to the breaking point and supplies of medical oxygen are now running out. and brazilians are furious at their government's response to the pandemic nationwide people going pots and pans to show their anger against president dr also nora during his short address on television he's long been opposed to lock downs and basque mandate citing concerns about its impact on the economy. should rule the virus has a right and it is being confronted by us and it will soon pass our life must go on and jobs should be kept the livelihood of family should be kept should return to normality and staying in brazil the supreme court has ruled that the former president lula da silva w

will render their own verdict on racial justice in america john hendren al-jazeera minneapolis. brazil'spresident jaya balsa noddle has replaced 6 government ministers and a shake up foreign minister who nesta at it with joe has the highest profile casualty his attacks on china are blamed for hampering access to corona virus vaccine it's also not a has been under growing pressure on the spiralling scale of the pandemic but livy is former president evo morales has led thousands of people in celebration of the ruling socialist faction supporters of the movement to socialism policy a mocking 26 years since it was found its president suicide is to join the festivities the party returned to power last year after more audience was forced to resign following a contested election and widespread violence. venezuelan refugees in colombia are accusing their country's army of killing innocent civilians nearly 5000 people have fled fighting between the military and rebels in venezuela and sought refuge across the border other sounds around here the reports from the border town of i took it 6 . for th

al-jazeera. would we need documentaries from around the world. on al-jazeera. a curfew in brazil to curb the soaring corona virus infections but thousands still join the protests against the restrictions. hello i'm come on santa maria here in doha this is the world news from al-jazeera the netherlands and ireland both suspend use of astra zeneca corona virus vaccine citing fears of blood clots also dozens of antique who damage.

al jazeera. would we need documentaries from around the world. 0. a curfew in brazil to curb the soaring corona virus infections but found some still join the protests against the restrictions. hello i'm come all santamaria here in doha this is the world news from al-jazeera the netherlands and ireland both suspend use of astra zeneca corona virus vaccine citing fears over blood clots also dozens of antique who demonstrated the killed in may and as the gentle declares martial law in parts of young gone. thousands turn out in london demanding an end to violence against women and the police are under pressure to. thousands of supporters of brazil's president jabal sonora have joined the protests demanding an end to coronavirus restrictions many cities and states have been tightening their lock downs as hospitals are stretched to capacity but the president has repeatedly opposed lock down saying they are necessary and are hurting the economy more than 1100 people don't have died of covert 19 in just the past 24 hours it has become brazil's deadliest week since the beginn

al-jazeera new york. this is al-jazeera these are the headlines thousands of supporters of brazil's president john paulson are are protesting against coronavirus restrictions this is despite brazil's deadliest week since the pandemic began more than 1100 people dying of covert 19 in just the past 24 hours those numbers though they may have little effect on both scenarios supporters don't know why men are.

al-jazeera. al-jazeera . every. a snapshot of brazil's battle to contain covered 19 says keep cramming on board public transport backed by their president. i know that i will start the attain this is al jazeera live from also coming up. we've been attacked by. a call from the president and hate crimes against asian americans.

al-jazeera. there brazil's president has signed an executive order to provide more than $900000000.00 in pandemic relief the package was signed on the same day the country had a record tally of more than 3700 deaths when march is expected to be the deadliest month of the pandemic for brazil with deaths on course to hit $60000.00 president gerry or both so narrow has been criticized for repeatedly dying playing the outbreak in south america's worst hit country. yemen has received its 1st supplies of the covert 1000 vaccine it got 360000 doses of the indian manufactured astra zeneca job through the international colfax program it's set to receive 1900000 doses this year humanitarian organizations say yemen's health care system has been crippled by the war so far the country has reporters around for thousands infections but experts say the real number is likely to be much higher. pappa new guinea has administered its 1st vaccines coverts infections or their prime minister james murphy got his 1st job from a shipment of 8000 astra zeneca vaccines on shoes day they were sent by a stray area who warned

al-jazeera. al-jazeera. right after. a curfew in brazil to curb the soaring coronavirus infections but thousands still joined protests against the latest restrictions. elephant of all over when i'm come all signs of every of this is the world news from al-jazeera the netherlands an ardent about suspended use of astra zeneca corona virus vaccine citing fears of a blood clots.

al-jazeera. celebrations in brazil after a top judge it clears the former lead a little to silver of corruption having the way for a political comeback. good morning from doha everyone i'm come all santa maria this is the world news from al-jazeera. political tensions flare up in senegal as the opposition leader those months on.

again the top stories on al-jazeera this hour brazil's president joe you're both scenarios taking several of his country's states to court to try and force them to overturn pandemic restrictions on friday the country recorded more than 2800 fatalities the 2nd highest number in a single day. u.s. president says asian americans have been attacked and scapegoated joe biden and his vice president have been visiting the state of georgia talking to community leaders 8 people were killed in a mass shooting on tuesday 6 of the victims were women of asian descent it's high level talks between china and the u.s. and now ended in alaska without any significant breakthrough moved sides head out of the others policies in front of the cameras revealing tensions over human rights on the economic. a long dormant volcano erupting in iceland southwest's it's situated in the middle of a pen and celeb between the capital reykjavik and the international airport no evacuations have been ordered but a no fly zone has been set up with all flights in and out of the airport halted the eruption had been expected th

al-jazeera. services in brazil are trying to enforce tougher restrictions imposed this week to slow the advance of covert 19 the country's seen a surge in deaths were courting around 2000 for the 4th day in a row police armed with machine guns raided an illegal party in sao paulo's nightclub district on saturday more than 600 people had packed into a windowless room and organizer is facing criminal charges. of brazil has the world's 2nd highest toll in the virus with more than $277000.00 fatalities almost $100000.00 were registered this year and there are warnings the health system is close to collapse with hospitals nearing capacity. julio ponce is an epidemiologist specializing in mortality data he believes more people have died but it's not being reflected in official records when we are talking about registry data we have to understand that there is a lag between the actual death and the numbers being sent into the centralized system by the national registry health secretary's so at the moment since we are seeing that the numbers are increasing there is a greater lag. that the estimates out th

al-jazeera . next stop course brazil's president launches a legal action to keep the economy running as states and cities impose restrictions to stop the spread of covert 19. hello there i'm starting a tan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming. scapegoated grassed a call from president biden to end hate crimes against asia.

al-jazeera . next stop course brazil's president launches a legal action to keep the economy running as states and cities impose restrictions to stop the spread of covert 19. hello there i'm astounded han this is al jazeera live from doha also coming. even attacked. harassed a call from president biden to end hate crimes against asian americans. they still have issues with each other strained relations between chinese and u.s. diplomats after 2 days of talks. and how south korea is bringing distinctive voices back to the big states. well brazil's president is in a legal fight to keep shops and businesses open despite the country now reporting a covert 1000 related death every 30 seconds diable scenario is going to the supreme court to try to force states and cities to overturn lockdown restrictions on friday he criticized rio for closing its famous beaches saying it deprives people of vision and d. all this as doctors warn that hospitals are breaking point. it can't just be all talk we have medication left to last for about 20 days the industry is producing more but demand is growing and if the su

ministration its final signing seen here as evidence of an alliance restored rob mcbride al-jazeera sold one. brazil is facing its worth health care crisis in history with covered 1000 cases forcing the system to the brink of collapse on wednesday it reported more than 90000 new infections for the 1st time brazilian media say on average more than 2000 people are dying every day when you and i carry for some reaction there day after day brazil keeps beating its own tragic record health experts say that today in brazil there's a kook death about every 2 minutes like this family of 3 or this 43 year old health care worker they all lost their lives while waiting in line for a vacancy in an intensive care unit brazil's couvade 19 observatory says the country is facing the worst health care system collapse in all of its history coronavirus units in almost all of brazil's $27.00 states are at or above 80 percent capacity and the situation could get much worse as winter approaches in the southern hemisphere and we may have it in this month of march alone $60000.00 that. this would be equivalent to the large

to pay premium rates with consumers bearing the brunt of the higher costs sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong. brazil's president has renewed his attacks on restrictions imposed by state and municipal governments jiah balsa narrow has repeatedly pushed against lock down measures in favor of the economy despite a devastating 2nd wave of infections celebrating his birthday with supporters he told them that he'd fight for their freedom. if anyone thinks that one day i will give up our freedoms then their mistake and some torrents have taken away many of your freedoms you can count on our armed forces for democracy for freedom i would do anything for my people but as well as president has announced 2 weeks of what he's calling radical quarantine including the cancellation of easter celebrations they correspond otoh had previously announced that there would be flexibility over the holiday period but festivities about been canceled after the detection of a coronavirus train that's being blamed for soaring infections in brazil. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says that there is systemic racism in the mili

al-jazeera. with al-jazeera and these are the top stories thousands of supporters of brazil's president john wilson otto have joined protests demanding an end to coronavirus restrictions more than 1100 people died from covert 19 in the past 24 hours it's been brazil's deadliest week since the pandemic began. the mile island and the netherlands have joined a number of countries in halting the use of the astra zeneca vaccine of a blood clot concerns drug from the says it's reviewed data and says there is no increased risk and thousands of people protested in london over violence against women also anger against the police handling of saturday's vigil for sara a 33 year old woman abducted and killed earlier this month. britain's foreign secretary says it is unacceptable that iran is pursuing a 2nd case against nelson in cigar iraq cliff she is of course a british iranian woman who's been detained in iran since 2016 and is now in court on a new charge facing a charge of propaganda against the system doesn't finish her previous 5 year sentence for a separate conviction only last week her husband is rich

al-jazeera. celebrations in brazil after a top judge thing is the former leader of the silver of corruption and paves the way for a political comeback. political tensions flare in senegal as all position leader horsman song rallies his supporters after release from jail. and corona virus restrictions are used for fully vaccinated americans like and now meet in dawson where a modest. starting in may of this hour where activists say hundreds of protesters who had been cornered by security forces in yangon a funny been allowed to leave. earlier the un expressed grave concern for their safety protesters have been defying a nationwide curfew and at least 3 were killed in monday's rallies as the military crackdown intensifies 5 independent media organizations have also been stripped of their licenses we also have malaysians high court which has allowed rights groups to challenge the deportation of me and miles nationals are a 1000 people were sent back to me in march in february including asylum seekers although there are likely to be returned this could set a precedent for other cases in the future let's

al-jazeera. police and brazil's largest city of south paolo breaking up illegal parties to try and slow the advance of covert 19 curfews have been imposed in several major cities to prevent the spread of a local variant that's helping drive a surge in infections in 24 hours brazil red said more than $79000.00 new cases and close to $2500.00 deaths the situation is getting worse in other parts of latin america chile is reporting infection rates close to the record highs last seen in june 1st despite most of the nation being under a strict lockdown and argentina has imposed restrictions and is short of vaccines so. there's one is there is and has more in the situation in brazil. 79000 new infections in the last 24 hours that brings the number of infections up to nearly 12002400 deaths that brings that up 229-2000 deaths the i.c.u. beds in the brazilian hospitals breaking points 95 percent occupancy in rio de janeiro a similar situation around the country hence these measures by the author it is in rio de janeiro to close the b. is there also stopping buses coming into the city bringing tourists to th

and brazil and that is keep it here on al-jazeera more news after. mexico's coded 19 death toll is one of the world's highest with one in 5 of its inhabitants living in the capital with the deadly upsurge in never to take a good call for the really of visitors every day there's really no way that they can go to places regard without for. all has the governments on all the strategy lead to unnecessary suffering. from mexico the fight against 19 on al jazeera. viewfinder. when you have the most i kind of ground on going on my you wash your heart i usually try to believe last much when all the odds of you know us are called on. why you believe the army of the middle bottom up or not one although not armed guards meant that they were found monologue portnoy a mob but now i know on down through thier own daughter cause my mom objects don't form rob but apart from. that ellen is modeling what that one aspect checks. and likes what. that's not us it can be that it's us. with them. but. you know how that. union. was he saw customer that make us. well by the

july 4th more like the america everyone know its and hasn't seen for a year alan fischer al-jazeera washington brazil's most populous states are pollard has announced tougher restrictions they include a 2 week overnight curfew and a suspension of religious gatherings of sporting events a nationwide surge in cases is being partly blamed on a highly contagious variant of covert 91st detected in the amazon city of my mouse . well the indonesian island of bali has one of asia's most popular tourist destinations but the pandemic because falls dozens of hotels to close leaving thousands of people unemployed and what would the cation of when tories might return some say bali needs to diversify its economy jessica washington has the story. this is bali's kuta beach once packed with foreign tourists now almost completely empty. nearby many restaurants and stores are closed hotel owner debbie yet though says she had no choice but to temporarily shut her resort and lay off staff yeah it's how they set their form there's nothing i can do except maybe some 500. most of the visitors are gone and the people who call

with al-jazeera and these are the top stories brazil's recorder more than $2800.00 covert $9000.00 deaths in 24 hours a record for a single day it comes as the government's 4th health minister since the start of the pandemic prepares to take over is also growing alarm over the increasing number of cases in chile despite one of the world's leading vaccine rollouts 5000000 people have had their 1st jab at cases are rising by an average of 5000 a day more from a latin america editor in the sea and human. certainly the vaccination campaign has been a model. actually it's 33 percent of the population have at least one the majority 2 jabs at this point today the president was celebrating the $5000000.00 nations and he says that in 90 days the whole population will be inoculated the problem is that you need 80 percent of inoculation for herd immunity to kick in and what we're seeing here is exactly the opposite. the european medicines agency says there is no indication the astra zeneca. actually causes blood clots and it is firmly convinced any benefits outweigh the risks. and the u.n. says $149

al jazeera. coming up after the weather on al-jazeera heavily armed police in brazil bring a party to a very abrupt end. and why france is under pressure to compensate victims of its nuclear tests in the pacific ocean. it's time for the perfect gentlemen. sponsored point qatar airways how the weather's looking pretty lively across northern parts of europe at the moment with these of weather systems rolling in from the atlantic quite active ones as well behind this cold front much cooler air digging in what sherry pitch up a lot so those showers coming in a strong way know that things will calm down as we go into the early part of next week across the northwest for the time being sunday looks like another day of blustery showers rolling in the cross the british isles some west of weather there into scandinavia some snow into norway will see that's right and snow making its way across that denmark into germany and heavy rain that's east of positrons and notice some significant snowfall coming in across see out so be some snow to just around the dinner accounts some with the weather there sliding acro

struggles to assert its authority while also battling isolates resurgence seem awful to an al-jazeera mia. brazil has recorded its highest daily number of corona virus deaths since the beginning of the pandemic more than 3200 people died on tuesday brazil has been reporting the world's highest daily number of deaths for weeks doctors believe a local variant of the virus is causing a rise in infections and deaths hospitals a push to breaking point and supplies of medical oxygen are running out. and brazilians are furious at the government's response to the pandemic nationwide people banged pots and pans to show their anger against president john abell sonora during his short address on television he's long been opposed to lock downs and mosque mandate citing concerns about its impact on the economy. should the virus has a right and he's been confronted by a finnish will soon pass our life must go on jobs should be kept the life we who do family should be kicked should return to normal. and staying in brazil and supreme court has ruled that former president lula da silva was not treated fairly in a