brazil will be downgraded. the access of brazil to capital markets will be more complicated.the coronavirus gets out of control and he continues blocking vaccines, etc., the possibility on impeachment will increase. you need to take into consideration these factors. there is also the question of timing. many of the people that wanted him impeached in the political party will say, okay, he has committed a lot of crimes here, but the best action for us is to start building a coalition to defeat him in 2022. that possibility is also there. host: i think we've got a couple minutes left. if the situation is deteriorating economically, politically becoming more unstable, and health-wise we know the challenge there, is this translating into more of an opportunity for the left? why isn't there a consensus among the non-bolsonaro or anti-bolsonaro forces? >> we are facing a disruption between two ideas that support the government. we don't know how bolsonaro will deal with it. bolsonaro is governing with populist policies. cash transfer brought him many support from the poor people. a

is a broken treaty fiscal deficit brazil right now 50 percent of g.d.p. they don't hardly care and the matters arising entrusts right. well. thus does the danger fall for bush or not he could actually go into populist measure and trying to implement. and bring back these cliff package but there is no money he does corona. there is so-called around about as he does. there is no money to do it but he does that he will lose the confidence of the financial markets straight away brazil we downgraded. the axes of brazil to capital market will be more complicated so it economy tanks and they cannot get out of control and he continued blocking there the approval of the backs him for the by the chinese or the rational etc then i seeing the possibility an impeachment would increase but you need to take into consideration these 3 factors are there is there is also the question of time and i think a lot of people were to start now opposition improve the election in 2022 and many of the people don't want him in in the political party we say ok yeah he has committed a

hello i'm daryn jordan this is obvious here at live from doha also coming up brazil rolls out its coronavirus inoculation campaign after proving to vaccines for emergency use. china becomes the only world economy to make a positive economic growth in 2020 yet it's the slowest pace in 4 decades. and russian opposition leader alexina valley's arrested on arrival from germany after recovering from a poison that. u.s. defense officials have told the associated press news agency they fear a possible inside attack at the inauguration of president elect joe biden and will have national guard troops vetted the army says there's no place for extremism in the military and it's working to determine which service members require additional background checks but washington d.c. meanwhile is almost closed off with unprecedented levels of security roads around the capitol building up been blocked with barricades and metal fences there are also fears of more violence by supporters of the outgoing president donald trump following an insurrection there that left 5 people dead. i'm not i'm not only concerned ab

brazil emerged injuly the africa variant. brazil emerged in july the south african africa variant.july the south african in october and the uk in september. all three have the mutation in the proteins bike which means that the virus can bind onto human cells more easily stop all three are more transmissible. the difference is with the south african and the brazilian version, the south african variant of there is evidence that it can bypass the body's immune system and that could render vaccines not completely redundant but those that have been developed around the world, it could make them less effective. scientists are still looking into that. they are monitoring the variations that happen within the virus around the world and there are calls for more genomic monitoring, that is monitoring the way the virus replicates and the changes that happen within the rna, the rna within the virus. , , the virus. those virus replicates _ the virus. those virus replicates all - the virus. those virus replicates all the - the virus. those virusl replicates all the time. the virus. those virus -

when i go back in brazil in atlanta. it's sunday and the young bankers and his wife leticia a town official are off on a day trip to the coast and then on to the mountains. it's a region with scenic landscape that the roads are lined with pine tree forests. of the old. luigi yes. it. was it was desert home when i turned 18 i told my father that i wanted to be a truck driver you see the day my father said no way you can't make a living out of that i don't think either me or i'm grateful that he said no i could just see i really liked being a banker so that was what i would also fancy working with a truck the old cars that are coming out. right and i drive during the day and you at night i reckon we'll do that one day. whole plane. joining the couple on their day out to expound on luis from florida. there touring the state of the sometime never eaten in the foothills of the setto. throw mountain range. would. follow is eager to prove that his 312 built in 1957 will have no problem scaling the 1500 meter high set. which it

it's not the first one that_ in brazil. it's not the first one that has— in brazil.er from south _ the uk as well and another from south africa. all of them appeared to be _ south africa. all of them appeared to be more — south africa. all of them appeared to be more infectious, more easily spread _ to be more infectious, more easily spread than — to be more infectious, more easily spread than the original strain that caused _ spread than the original strain that caused the pandemic. experts are investigating it at the moment to see how— investigating it at the moment to see how well vaccines might work against _ see how well vaccines might work against it — see how well vaccines might work against it. the reason why is some of the _ against it. the reason why is some of the mutations to these variants involve _ of the mutations to these variants involve the — of the mutations to these variants involve the spike protein of the virus _ involve the spike protein of the virus. that's the bit that lets it attach — virus. that's the bit that lets it attach and _ virus. th

brazil's president j. wilson rather has always downplayed the virus and even pasture in the value of vaccine he has also asked governors and mayors to avoid what damage. yes i. think twice about restrictive policies you must understand that isolation locked down and confinement leads to just to shoot i've always said that the economy walks hand in hand with life. some new and now some have just imposed new restriction measures but in rio de janeiro where the number of infections is also growing beaches are crowded and social distancing seems to be a thing of the past. mind inactive or just here are the addition or. so here's a recap of how the rest of the world is handling the pandemic a new job developed by novak's has proved to be 89 percent effective in late stage trials in the u.k. and germany health officials have warned that the astra zeneca vaccine should only be used on people under 65 years old saying there isn't enough data on older people and the european commission's demanded belgian authoritie

could force brazil's president to change his tune on the environment. and powering ahead europe's big competitive and the electric car battery market. for the perfect gentleman. sponsored point qatar airways we're seeing some rather nasty weather pushing across northern parts of the middle east recently with cloud rain sleet and snow easing across the event pushing across northern parts of syria well there is over iraq through iran heading over towards afghanistan just sliding out of 10 minutes than it is becky stan temperatures will struggle to get to 4 celsius then in teheran single figures for damascus and notice quite a keen blowing through the gulf on friday lifted dust and sad also visibility problems as a result whole thing that things will quieten down a little as we go on into saturday here at least 10 she's at around 21 sells it but it will feel on the cool side cold enough and coupled with temperatures struggling to get above freezing but at least it should be dry stays largely dry to across the whole of africa a few showers just coming into

climbdown jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up brazil rolls out its coronavirus inoculation campaign after committing to vaccines for emergency use. china becomes the only major economy to grow in 2020 but it's the slowest pace in decades and russian opposition leader alexina abounding flies into moscow after recovering from a poison attack and is immediately arrested. u.s. defense officials have told the associated press news agency they fear a possible insider attack at the inauguration of president elect joe biden and will have national guard troops vetted there are fears of more violence by supporters of outgoing president donald trump following an insurrection there that left 5 people dead. i'm not i'm not only concerned about their state capitals i'm also concerned about other parts of washington d.c. and what sure showing it's really the federal enclave of washington d.c. now where the 700000 of us live so our police department working with our our federal law enforcement partners and the united states army quite frankly so has a plan to hit if we have any attacks in

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who gave governors the order to distribute them throughout brazil. this is the 1st step towards the largest vaccination campaign in the world this is our mission in the world. but for many families in the northern city of my mouse on the edge of the amazon rain forest the order comes too late. struggled all week to keep her husband alive in the hospital ran out of oxygen moses for the before dug solution i tried buying an oxygen cylinder but couldn't find one he died because he had no air do you know what it means for a person to try to breathe and not to be able to to beg for air and suffocate he had so many projects for the future now he's gone. in one hour we witnessed 3 burials one after the other by now as had been hard hit by the pandemic in april and quick to recover to a point that some scientists believed people here had achieved herd immunity the violence of the 2nd wave took them by surprise. this is more than a wave it's a tsunami before the pandemic there were 30 funerals a day during the 1st wave we had $100.00 burials now we have more

my name is modi surmounted and i'm an investigative journalist in brazil. it is a very challenging time to be a journalist right now because of our president's jailable so not. i think i think i. know a good. thing. if it is getting i. since taking office in january 2009 president also not who has consistently many people waited to truth to suit his fraud with cultural business agenda. when brazil's spatial research institute released evidence that the 1st station had massively increased also now rubbish to his own government's figures hinting at one of his favorite conspiracy theorists a plot by international n.g.o.s to limit brazil's sovereignty. of the people to the palace and forget the. the past. serfs. his message is the rainforest is open for business and he's even showing jordan to bend the truth to his vision. of vision you. want to go. but a reporter brazil we believe the truth is crucial especially when it comes to the rain forest. about a week ago i came across the story. about a land conflict and so that i'm part of a muslim in our state and su

coronavirus swept through brazil leaving _ take.ept through brazil leaving more than - take. coronavirus swept through l brazil leaving more than 200,000 people dead. now a new variant has been detected that could be even more infectious. from today's travellers from 13 south american countries including brazil, argentina and chile have been banned from entering the uk. the ban also applies to portugal which has strong travel links with brazil, as well as the islands of the azores. lorry drivers from portugal will be allowed in. the islands of cape verde off the coast of west africa are also included in the band. we've seen these — are also included in the band. we've seen these variants _ are also included in the band. we've seen these variants before, - are also included in the band. we've seen these variants before, there i seen these variants before, there are thousands of them but some of them are more easily transmitted, are obviously of greater concern. this really is a precautionary principle. we are so close now, 3 million

brazil's president j. wilson now who has always downplayed the virus and even pasture in the value of vaccines he has also asked governors and mayors to avoid lock down your government well it's got think twice about restrictive policies you must understand that isolation lockdown and confinement leads to destitution i've always said that the economy walks hand in hand with like. some new and now some have just imposed new restriction measures but in rio de janeiro where the number of infections is also growing the beaches are crowded and social distancing seems to be a thing of the past. mine pinaki have all just sirrah the addition or. coronavirus deaths in one of america's worst hit states may have been grossly underestimated that's according to a new report an investigation by new york's attorney general has found deaths in care homes may be more than 50 percent higher than officially reported christensen explains. great care the elderly especially those in long term care homes have been among the most

immunization program brazil was. counting on $8000000.00 doses to kick off its national immunization program but it's still $2000000.00 doses short and political infighting continues making the hard task of that's a meeting latin america's largest country even more difficult meineke anarky of all just 0 my mouse. palestinians in the occupied west bank will receive their 1st shipment of russia's covert $1000.00 vaccine on tuesday but there are growing calls for more surprises with israel's vaccination campaign continuing to outpace the rest of the world the palestinian authority is concerned its people are being neglected harry foster reports from west that in terms of pure efficiency israel's vaccination drive has been the one unqualified success in its often criticized response to cohabit 19 the aim is to vaccinate everyone over the age of 16 by the end of march the target that also applies here in occupied east jerusalem was so far the rate of take up has been almost 50 percent lower than in israel people are afrai

brazil's president j. boss and it's always downplayed the virus and even question the value of vaccine he has also asked governors and mayors to avoid what damage government yes absolutely think twice about restrictive policies you must understand that isolation lockdown and confinement leads to destitution i've always said that the economy works hand in hand with like. some and now some have just imposed new restriction measures but in rio de janeiro where the number of infections is also growing beaches are proud and social distancing to be a thing of the past. mind being inactive or just sirrah the addition or. the highly infectious south african variant of covert 19 has reached the united states to infections were confirmed in the state of south carolina neither of the cases had any travel history nor any contact with each other officials say this suggests it's already spreading in the community scientists optically worried about the strain because it appears less responsive to available vaccines and c

concern about brazil's new coronavirus variant prompts the uk to impose a ban on travellers arrivingrom south america and portugal. north korea unveils a new submarine—launched ballistic missile at a military parade in pyongyang, describing it as "the world's most powerful weapon". as us troops prepare to withdraw from afghanistan, there are fears that the humanitarian crisis in the country could be getting worse. hello. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america the us president—electjoe biden has set out his plan to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and revive the country's economy with a huge stimulus package. in a speech in delaware, he promised a mass vaccination programme and an extension of unemployment benefits to millions of americans. it's a spending package totalling $1.9 trillion. mr biden said the us cannot afford inaction and the country needs a recovery plan that doesn't leave anyone behind. we not only have an economic imperative to act now. i believe we have a moral obligation. in this pandemic, in america, we cannot let people go hungry, we cannot let people be evicted,

brazil's president. has always downplayed the virus and even question the value of vaccine he has also asked governors and mayors to avoid lock down your government well it's got think twice about restrictive policies you must understand that isolation lockdown and confinement leads to just to shoot i've always said that the economy walks hand in hand with life. some and now some have just imposed new restriction measures but in rio de janeiro where the number of infections is also growing the beaches are crowded and social distancing seems to be a thing of the past. minefield not give on just sirrah the addition or. protests in lebanon have been growing as anger rises over lockdown measures and government corruption security forces have been firing tear gas and water cannon and hundreds of protesters gathered in the city of tripoli 2 people have been killed and hundreds injured in 4 days of unrest and sent us this update from tripoli. another night of protests another night of violence 11 on the 2nd lar

other city parts of brazil. they have set a date. for dissipated in a meeting with health minister today he. nation would start on january 20th at 10 am. we don't have that directly from him he has been saying that vaccinations. he never gave the gates and there is one main thing to be seen is that. regulatory agency does not know any of the well what until now was a very poor the needed. the person i've been downplaying the virus there is avoided using a mask he has been saying that he himself will not be vaccinated meanwhile the governor of some paulo which is brazil's rigid state said he would start vaccinating people to misstate are generally 20 with the chinese that seen both on the. return is that margin do that you still need approval from the health the regulatory agency to be any good thank you very much indeed. the virus variant found in brazil has led the u.k. to ban travel from every country in south america from friday morning britain's transport secretary also added portugal to the ban due to its strong travel links wit

return of the trees 2 sisters replenishing a forest in brazil. dirty fuels in india anger is growing towards the coal industry. but 1st profit climax is abandoning capitalism the answer to saving all planets. more commodities more production more consumers more consumption more growth and more profits it's a never ending spiral the promise of all our economic system. but can this really forever unlimited growth on unlimited planet. we're already experiencing it's alarming affects our climate is changing storms cause untold damage as do droughts and floods every year 10000000 hectares of fertile land is lost overfishing is devastating all ration these forests are shrinking and with that much of a spy and diversity we've reached a crossroads. our forests are already beginning to change in many places. these protesters are fighting to limit that change and to say about. the activists from friday's will futurist say it's a matter of life and death and many experts agree it's good. it's not just about surviving somehow it's about safeguarding the futu

there are load of them still on the roads of brazil 131315132013 the 1st from mercedes brazil good vehicles from a group of. probably it's diesel not blood that runs through the veins of these men even their families get the bag. and yes cut me open and you'll find these all. the truck driving is in our blood. bank. drivers can get a meal at alice's for 15 play ice the equivalent of 3 euros 50 party and affordable fair. treatment if i have the money to get a new truck it would be another mercedes you know movement through. the diner is located by the truck stop near sardine polish a small town about 1200 kilometers north of south palo. from here it's just a few minutes drive to the offices of a fruit wholesaler. the company purchases entire harvests from farmers and then sells the property except markets in the cities. barito is hoping to get a delivery to sao paulo because it's close to where he lives. have faith in the lord with all your heart reads the company sign. joins other drivers sitting outside. on. their own waiting to be assigned a delivery. was a little. relieved that he wasn't

return of the train 2 sisters a replenishing a forest and brazil. dirty fuels in india anger is growing towards the coal industry. in the 1st profit climate is abandoning capitalism the elm so to saving all planets. more commodities more production more consumers more consumption more growth and more profits it's a never ending spiral the promise of all economic system. but can this really go on forever unlimited growth on unlimited planets. we're already experiencing it's alarming affects all climate is changing storms cause untold damage as do droughts and floods every year 10000000 hectares of fur thailand is lost overfishing is devastating all ration these forests are shrinking and with them much of a spy in diversity we've reached a crossroads. now forests are already beginning to change in many places. these protesters are fighting to limit that change and to say about sadness the activists from friday's the future say it's a matter of life and death and many experts agree. it's not just about surviving somehow it's about safeguarding a future

president joe biden biden was critical of brazil over its environmental policies and analysts say if those don't change the country will pay a high price want to have has more from rio de janeiro it took him $42.00 days to recognize joe biden's victory in november selection but on his inauguration brazil's right wing president jade bull so now too soon biden an olive branch a tweet and a 3 peach letter mentioning brazil's interest in working with united states on sustainable development and environment protection specially in the amazon the tone was conciliatory compared to both scenarios outburst during the campaign when biden threatened brazil with the economic sanctions if they did nothing to stop farmers in mind grabbers from destroying the rain forest it could make us both of us a fragile how can we confront this diplomacy is not enough when we're done yelling we need gun powder we don't have to use it but they must know that we have it. also not ahead openly campaign for donald trump's reelection i can't hide my feelings they come from the heart until now brazil's president had

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a plot by international n.g.o.s to limit brazil's sovereignty. of the people to the policy that will get the bonus. his message is the rainforest is open for business and he's even showing jordan to bend the truth to his vision for a 0 my vision. now do you want to care. for my view. but a report of brazil we believe the truth is crucial especially when it comes to the rain forest. but if we could go i came across the story. about a land conflict and southern part of a muslim in our state. supposedly there are 4 killed. and what seems to be an execution this region is famous for its violence. legal logging and land conflicts all the information is still very unclear because even the the amazonas police doesn't know exactly what happened. for you for all of us. is a single. word. cloud or. of come with my eyes i think. this is going to. be my 2nd to see. the place for the. difference with. so basically this is. we're heading to their overflowing station so to me was the place where the killing happened. the soft fall like at their house a late. si

to brazil which has officially begun its national vaccination campaign giving a nurse from sao paolo the 1st job she was given the chinese made sin of ag vaccine that's after the country's health regulator gave emergency approval along with the u.k. made oxford astra zeneca job brazil has the 2nd highest death toll after the us at over 200000 people. let's go to monica yannick he who joins us now from menow us so to vaccines approved how will it impact the fight against the virus in brazil which has been badly hit. well yes brazil has been waiting for this green light for a very long time it's like being behind a smaller neighbors like chile. and argentina and finally now today we have the 1st person that was sedated in some it's not just. a hold for the rest of the country but it's also part of a power struggle between the governor some. who has been pressing the government and saying that he would start vaccination in some bar which is the richest state as soon as he can and president also maddow has always downplayed the virus and has also questioned china's capability of producin

, p-1, right here in brazil.d of a perfect storm. >> i'm usually not an alarmist. i'm concerned what i'm seeing in brazil. >> reporter: a recent study said that two-thirds of the infection is a new variant prompting fear that the variant spreads faster. back outside, we meet this woman, her brother inside with covid for weeks in desperate need for care but doesn't exist right now. next to the hospital, a refrigerator container was brought in to store bodies. take our cry for help to the world, she tells us. tell them that this system is killing brazilians. people who can't get into hospitals are dying. halfway through our interview, though, we had to pause. there was a new suspected covid patient arriving. crying. and he's admitted. because everybody here nknows what can happen once you go inside. >> now, i can't overstate how angry people are here, over the response, lack there, of the federal government. yet the health minister and its president continue to have the arrogance, frankly, to defend their response.

return of the trainees 2 sisters a forest in brazil. dirty fuels in india and a is growing towards the coal industry. but 1st profit climate is abandoning capitalism and the answer to saving all planets. more commodities more production more consumers more consumption more growth and more profits it's a never ending spiral the promise of our economic system. but can this really one forever unlimited growth on a limited planet. where already experiencing its alarming affects all climates is changing storms cause untold damage as do droughts and floods every year 10000000 hectares of thailand is lost overfishing is devastating all right. forests are shrinking and with them much of a spy a diversity we've reached a crossroads. in our forests are already beginning to change in many places. these protesters are fighting to limit that change and to say about planets the activists from friday's the futurist say it's a matter of life and death and many experts agree. it's not just about surviving somehow it's about safeguarding the future where

matt rivers joins us now live from brazil.eem like things are going to get worse there before they getbetter? >> reporter: no question, pamela. spent several days in this city, if you don't know that city it might sound familiar. last year experienced one of the worst singular outbreaks of all the cities. it might be worse than last year. one man said to me earlier this week to them seems like it's not as you might no someone who lost someone. seems everybody in the city has lost someone themselves. the tents quiet outside the small hospital in brazil. this can change so fast. an ambulance suddenly pulls up in front of the hospital as a woman inside is given cpr. medics desperately trying to save her. a hospital source told us she died soon after this video was shot. the woman was the third covid patient to die here this morning alone. the overwhelmed hospital is a small example of a massive outbreak here in brazil's northwest. its epicenter known as the gateway to the amazon. the city of about 2 million is replete with scenes

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the whole raman you're watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters in doha also coming up brazil's neighbors restrict travel to the country amid concern about the spread of a new coronavirus variant. also a businessman allied to vladimir putin says he owns the huge palace that opposition leader alexina valley linked to the russian president. and 2 members of the far right boys are indicted on federal conspiracy charges in connection with the storming of the u.s. capitol. to the program the world health organization is calling on governments to pause their coronavirus vaccine rollouts once health workers and vulnerable people are inoculated to ensure there's a global supply the un body says it's worried about vaccine nationalism there when that's when one nation stockpiles vaccines causing others to miss out and as the virus continues to spread around the world more governments are closing their borders france has banned all but essential travel from outside of the e.u. singapore has suspended its so-called travel bubble with malaysia south korea and germ. any and south africa joins

these the top stories on al-jazeera brazil's president. quickly vaccinate everybody in the country as his popularity fulls brazilians are angry at the government's slow vaccine rollout the country has the 2nd highest death toll in the walls. of vaccine himself want to give has more. on the one side he's saying that he's going to vaccinate resilience for asked on the other side he's and he's changed his tune with china as well he has been attacked china and china is working with brazil to produce the corona vaccine here and as well as supplying the material for astra zeneca to produce vaccines in brazil and the president had been attacking china all this time this is change because time was running out brazil was a ready lagging behind its neighbors to start 1 inoculation u.s. drug company says as corona virus vaccine has shown to be more than 89 percent effective showing a trial in the united kingdom. also suggests the vaccine is effective against the new variant of 1001st found in the u.k. . coronavirus deaths in one of america's worst hi

top a quick check of the headlines here now jazeera brazil's president jabil tomorrow has vowed to quickly vaccinate everybody in the country as his popularity falls brazilians are angry at the government's slow vaccine rollout the country has the 2nd highest death toll in the world all to nara says he won't take the vaccine himself on a kayak it has more now from rio de janeiro and on the one side he's saying that he's going to vaccinate brazilians for asked on the other side he's he and he's changed his tune with china as well he has been attacked in china and china is working with brazil to produce the corona back like they were here and as well as supplying the material for as presented to produce vaccines in brazil and the president had been tackling china all this time this is strange because time was running out so brazil was a really lagging behind its neighbors to start inoculations the u.s. drug company novak says it's corona virus vaccine ashamed to be more than 89 percent effective during a trial in the united kingdom only trials also suggest that that scene is effective agains

but this pandemic has become deeply political in brazil.isinformation, distrust around the vaccine and disregard for any lockdown, despite the rising numbers, there is little sign of the virus being cu.ed anytime so katy watson. >> you are watching bbc world america. still to come, and south africa, they are stretched thin.say >> the swedish parliament has passed a temporarywiew law which all ministers to introduce stricter measures to combat covid. until it was the only country in the western wor to refuse a conavirus lockdown. they will be able to limit numbers on public transportatio and close shops. >> there has been a mixed reaction to what represent quite a change in strategy. at the start of the pandemi there was very much a reliance on voluntary guidelines. avoid public transport. before christmas, some tougher measures. only four people this is really the toughest change so far since the start of the pandemic. nothing is set to change imminently. there is more to do such as closing shops and gyms. >>et's turn to the situation in so

brazil's president jaya both said auto has vowed to quickly vaccinate everybody in the country as his popularity falls amid a new wave of coronavirus infections there is anger of the government's slow vaccine rollout 220000 people in brazil have died after being infected bulls and auto has been widely criticized for his handling of the pandemic he's even said he won't take the vaccine himself zeros that monica you knock it has more from rio de janeiro. on the one side he's saying that he's going to vaccinate brazilians fast on the other side he's he and he's changed his tune with china as well he has been attacking china and china is working with brazil to produce the corona vaccine here and as well as supplying the material for astra zeneca to produce vaccines in brazil and the president had been attacking china all this time this is change because time is running out the words are ready lagging behind its neighbors to start 1 inoculation so on one side he has changed the tone on the other side in keeps on giving mixed messages are just today he was saying he was telling governors an

it is a picture that is being repeated throughout brazil.al teams working relentlessly. 0n the very day brazil registered 200,000 deaths, it also clocked another unwelcome record — nearly 88,000 new cases in 24 hours, the highest number since the pandemic began. in total, nearly 8 million people in south america's largest economy have been infected. translation: since the first death in brazil that happen in march 2020, it has only taken ten months for brazil to reach the 200,000 mark for coronavirus deaths. but it feels like the pandemic has been forgotten here. it is peak summer, holiday season — people are relaxing and dropping their guard. translation: they are not taking it seriously. the beaches— the coast was crowded, and this proved that people still need to have more awareness and take this virus more seriously. it doesn't help that the country's leader refuses to take it seriously. this was president bolsonaro on new year's day, doing what he has always done — very little when it comes to setting an example to try and curb the spre

brazil's president j. wilson now who has always downplayed the virus and even questioned the value of vaccine he has also asked governors and mayors to avoid walk down government after all it's got think twice about restrictive policies you must understand that isolation locked down and confinement leads to destitution i've always said that the economy works hand in hand with life. some and now some have just imposed new restriction measures but in rio de janeiro where the number of infections is also growing the beaches are crowded and social distancing seems to be a thing of the past. mind being inactive or just sirrah the additional. experts from the world health organization have that chinese scientists and will harness they continue their investigation into the origins of covert 19 a team is now expected to conduct its 1st failed visit in the city w.h.o. said research as will visit hospitals labs and the food markets that have been linked to the earliest cases of the virus. protests in lebanon have be

brazil has the world's second-highest death toll with more than 200,000. president bolsonaro was widely criticized for playing down the dangers of the pandemic and indeed copy virus himself. authorities in one city in central brazil n admit that its health care system has collapsed. >> the ambulances keep on coming. they bring a relentless stream of coronavirus patients to the hospitals in the capital of a state hit particularly hard by the pandemic. overburden hospitals are running out of their most vital supply -- oxygen. this growing shortage is costg lives. >>y grandmother died today because of lackf oxygen. there were 21atients in the intensive care unit, and my grandfather, who was 84 years old, did not survive. she needed 15 liters of oxygen and did not get it. >> protesters are blocking roads and picketing hpitals. they are angry at the government and demand answers. >> 've been here since 9:00 a.m. and see just w desperate ople are. i don't even know how to explain what is happening in o country and our state. it is unacceptable for there to be a

faced in brazil what both so mad does it just he talks about economy when we presume very in the. show design we've many job of this be pro this situation is the math there is this conflict. to a fabulous a national vaccination plan now would county that's the reason that main reason we delay in comparison with. counties reason. washington has scrapped plans to slap new tariffs on luxury goods from france they were proposed last year in retaliation for paris taxing large tech firms as charlotta pinsky explains. well this is a huge step down from washington that was due to impose these additional taxes over the last few days on french luxury goods such as handbags but also on things such as cosmetics that were exported to the u.s. this would have added some 25 percent to those products in terms of cost and would have brought in around $1300000000.00 in terms of additional taxes now this was all in a dispute over the so-called gaffa taxes is a tax france has been talking about imposing on digital giants here in france on the revenues and the profits that they create here in france t

a cry for help hospitals in brazil's amazon the states are running out of oxygen and struggling to cope as they try to contain covert 19. i'm about this and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the u.s. refuses to reverse its decision to label yemen's who thiis as a terrorist group despite a warning it will be a death sentence for yemenis. the u.s. vice president assures americans he's committed to a safe and old aeration as the f.b.i. raises concerns about potential for violence across the country. counting votes in uganda's general election the incumbent president is seeking a 6th term and his main rival is a musician turned politician. well the health system of the brazilian state of i'm assuming this is at the point of collapse because of a surge in corona virus infections hospitals are running out of beds and the reports of patients dying because there's not enough oxygen to treat them now doctors and nurses have put messages on social media pleading for more supplies such as fear and you variant of the virus detected in brazil is likely to be more contagious that's pro