but under president jair bolsonaro's _ governing.ital departments have run out of room to treat patients. on the streets of sao paulo, charities are struggling to provide enough food for those in need, with donations drying up, as the lines get longer after financial aid up, as the lines get longer afterfinancial aid for up, as the lines get longer after financial aid for the most vulnerable was cut in january. translation: there are even families _ january. translation: there are even families on _ january. translation: there are even families on the _ january. translation: there are even families on the street - even families on the street now. it is a different scenario.— now. it is a different scenario. perhaps the government - scenario. perhaps the government is - scenario. perhaps the i government is beginning scenario. perhaps the - government is beginning to notice. handouts will begin again next week. but there is little else to indicate this alarming loss of life and soon. — — finish soon. tim neilson, bbc news. the new dir

jair bolsonaro had a clear agenda for the amazon — and its people. story of my attempt to find what his policy of opening up the amazon means for each tribe i first met a decade ago. this is a community that grew up a couple of decades ago, uncontacted. to go to the jungle and meet people who've onlyjust made contact with the modern world is quite extraordinary. katou! katou, katou! �*katou' means hello, apparently. i thought there'd be a huge chasm, a kind of cultural gap between us, and that we'd struggle to understand each other. emuka, that means i'm happy. i'm here with the awa. the awa live deep in the amazon rainforest, they're some of the last people on earth who still try to live as traditional hunter—gatherers. wow, the village... i really felt that they welcomed me in. we felt like we had a real connection together. i'm not going to dress like that, no. pira'i was probably my best buddy in the village. he was the one that instigated most of the jokes. you know, towards the end we went on this big hunt for two or three hours. when we got ba

here's our correspondent mark lowen in sao paulo talking about the criticism faced by jair bolsonaro.pandemic as a genocidal response, and saying that there was a repulsive normalisation of the death toll here in brazil that is now almost 350,000 people, second only to the united states. last week, for two days running, there were more than 4,000 deaths a day. so there is growing criticism of president bolsonaro's handling or mishandling of the pandemic. notjust from former president dilma rousseff, but as you say, also from her predecessor lula, who has had his corruption conviction overturned in the courts and could now stand in the election next year. and that is thought to be behind president bolsonaro beginning possibly to change tack now, appearing in public wearing a mask, having spoken out against masks, against social distancing, against science for so long. he's convened a national coronavirus task force. the pressure is growing on him. his poll numbers are flagging, and he's really now on the back foot, i think, in brazil with such a disastrous pandemic situation. thousands

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crisis unfolding in brazil at the same time, six of the presidentjair bolsonaro the president jair bolsonarohave placed the blame firmly at his doorstep throughout this process. that he said he hasn't taken it seriously from the start, that he has underplayed the crisis, that he has even attempted to unpick the lockdowns being put in place by regional governors, but if any kind of remainder was needed that resilience is notjust towards the light of the end of the tunnel that some countries are beginning to tentatively feel like they are, rather, it is at its worst point at any stage since the pandemic began. is there any light at the end of this tunnel at the moment? in many countries, i guess this would be an existential threat to the leadership of the country. but there is a disconnect between the president and the regional governors, which is a big part of the problem?— of the problem? absolutely. that is definitely _ of the problem? absolutely. that is definitely part - of the problem? absolutely. that is definitely part of - of the problem? absolutely. that is definitely part of the | t

holmes: and the breaking news is the far right candidate, jair bolsonaro has won brazil's presidential race. reporter: president trump eeted about it this morning. "we agreed that brazil and the united states will work closely together on trade and military and everything else. [bolsonaro speaking portuguese] [muro speaking spanish] [anez speaking spanish] [muro speaking spanish] [man speaking spanish] [diaz speaking spanish] [fernandez speaking spanish] [diaz speaking spanish] fernandez: in the face of the global pandemic, cuba's international medical program has grown. the henry reeve brigade has sent nearly 4,000 doctors and nurses to more than 30 countries to fight covid. but the cubans were still not welcome in bolivia, ecuador, and brazil. reporter: in bolivia, the healthcare system there has been overwhelmed by the coronavirupandemic. reporter 2: hospitals e at breaking points. people aren't just dying in their cars. they're also dying on the street. reporter 3: ecuador is seeing one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks. reporter 4: corpses wrapped in plastic and left on t

but here -- jair bolsonaro jair bolsonaro's cabinet. t require cooperation from - bolsonaro's cabinet. but does that not require cooperation from his . not require cooperation from his colleagues? he presumably will not let them... . , ., colleagues? he presumably will not let them- - -— let them... that is what we never know what _ let them... that is what we never know what comes _ let them... that is what we never know what comes out _ let them... that is what we never know what comes out of - let them... that is what we never know what comes out of these i know what comes out of these commissions, but we know from past experience that they create a lot of noise but failed to generate concrete results, and that is a possible outcome of this one. bolsonaro has been trying to stall the process over the past few days and his allies are trying to push the agenda, that not only the federal government should be investigated that also governors and mayors, so we have to wait and see what happens this time. and mayors, so we have to wait and

. >> reporter: president jair bolsonaro has been criticized for blatantly ignoring science and refusing calls for lockdowns. here in sao paolo some restrictions were actually lifted on monday, allowing sports games to resume without crowds and food pickup at bars and restaurants. consider this. last week one out of every four covid-related deaths worldwide happened here in brazil. cemetery workers now turn soil around the clock. the burials are happening one right after the other. in the short time we've been here we've watched seven families say good-bye to their loved ones. and this is their only chance to say good-bye because funerals are not allowed due to the pandemic. lurival panosi heads brazil's association of funeral directors. he tells me covid has overwhelmed the health care system. so even people who could get treatment for heart disease may not get it and unfortunately end up becoming another death? it is pain compounded by fear that things won't soon get better. brazil is also facing troubles on the vaccine front. this no the health ministry here cut its expectations for v

jair bolsonaro had a clear agenda for the amazon — and its people.he story of my attempt to find what his policy of opening up the amazon means for each tribe i first met a decade ago. this is a community that grew up a couple of decades ago, uncontacted. to go to the jungle and meet people who've onlyjust made contact with the modern world is quite extraordinary. katou! katou, katou! �*katou' means hello, apparently. i thought there'd be a huge chasm, a kind of cultural gap between us, and that we'd struggle to understand each other. emuka, that means i'm happy. i'm here with the awa. the awa live deep in the amazon rainforest, they're some of the last people on earth who still try to live as traditional hunter—gatherers. wow, the village... i really felt that they welcomed me in. we felt like we had a real connection together. i'm not going to dress like that, no. pira'i was probably my best buddy in the village. he was the one that instigated most of the jokes. you know, towards the end we went on this big hunt for two or three hours. when we got

en medio de la peor crisis sanitaria con el baile incesante de sillas en el gobierno de jair bolsonaro en el ministerio de sanidad otros 2 ministros de defensa e interiores junto con 2 de las fuerzas armadas a abandonaron sus cargos en la 'ultima semana, en r'io de janeiro ana peralta noticias telemund >>> gracias a ana por su reporte >>> el riesgo de contagiarse de covid no detiene a miles de salvadoreÑos de ir a las playas de este pa'is centroamericano aprovechando las vacaciones de semana santa. arenas o limas tras un aÑo de muchas res restricciones no siempre r respetando las normas de seguridad, samuel arias nos cuenta >>> completamente llana, as'i luc'ian una de las m'as famosas playas del salvador, llegaron miles en busca de sol y div diversi'on en este periodo vacacional >>> estamos cruzando la semana mayor. estamos amenazado con este virus >>> es que las familias no p pod'ian olvidar el estr'es que les ha generado la pandemia del coronavirus por m'as de un aÑo y buscar un refugio entre las olas >>> da miedo, pero hay que salir >>> al final de cuenta estas aguas y los aires ala

katty: as its getting so critical, we know that jair bolsonaro has been something of a covid skeptic.ew of the government changing at all? will they take more measures to try and address the situation? >> president bolsonaro has consistently railed against lockdowns. he says they are bad for the economy and they cannot be the long-term solution to bring the numbers down. that means he is at wars with mayors, governors and scientists, who say it is the only thing that can give brazilians a fighting chance at significantly lowering the curve and get back to a state of normalcy that will allow the hospital system to cope with the number of patients they are receiving. it would also allow the country to speed up their vaccination campaign, which is really the only long-term solution to put this crisis behind us. katty: it has vaccinated less an 10%. is there any chance that as the government tries to negotiate more supplies, we could s that number improve, the number of people who have been vaccinated? >> it is very slow. right now we are looking at only 3.6% of adults who have received b

mayors nationwide begging for help but they don't have many vaccines to give and blame president jair bolsonaro for not ordering enough and continuing to downplay the covid crisis bolsonaro, an ally of former president trump, says lockdowns kill more than covid this week he refused to commit to taking a vaccine since he's already had the virus. though experts still recommend one. >> brazil needs to go to the international community and buy enough doses to help curtail the crisis right now. >> reporter: public health experts warn the virus is so unchecked brazil has become a breeding ground for new viral strains. a coronavirus petri dish bordering ten countries in latin america. lester >> all right, richard, thank you. and make a plan so you'll be ready when it's your turn for your vaccination visit planyourvaccine.com for more >>> in just 60 seconds, a defense hitting back in the trial of the former police officer charged with killing george floyd. >>> at the murder trial of derek chauvin the most aggressive questioning yet by the defense and a fierce debate over what george floyd is heard sayi

presidentjair bolsonaro president jair bolsonaro is presidentjair bolsonaro is getting a lot of the blameies from taking any action, so the disease is now out of control. a big concern is a new variant, known as p1, which has now spread fast. the result is this, depressing picture of the rapid rise in the number of coronavirus deaths in brazil, with more than 1000 in the last 24 hours. behind much of this is that p1 variant which compared to others is more transmissible and seems to affect more younger people. it is thought the vaccines should still be effective against it. in any event the variant has spread to most of south america, including uruguay, peru and bolivia which has just close the border with brazil and got further than the touch colombia is dealing with hundreds of cases and there are four smaller numbers as far afield as japan, turkey, the uk and many other countries. and although vaccines are being given in brazil, they have reached only 8% of people and the fear is that the more infections there are anywhere in the world, the greater the chance for a new, more challengin

the gornment of desirables and i has been criticized -- the government of jair bolsonaro has been criticizedthis report. reporter: the cloak of darkness brings no respite when brazil's dead keep coming. >> [speaking portuguese] reporter: the agony of loss deepened by the snatched farewell, reaching for dignity denied. [crying] reporter: this is a nation going under collective trauma. there is barely time to grieve before the oarrives, another number in the more than 350,000 dead. >> my father died this morning. he got covid in hospital. i have no words for the pain. other countries are recovering, but in brazil, it is getting worse. if our predent had bought vaccines earlier, my dad could still be here. with hospitals in most regions 90% full, they are putting beds where they can. an indoor arena, once allied with brazil's passion for sport, not a field hospital for victims. this country has become the global epicenter, and a super-spreader of the variant ravaging the young, too. how does it feel to see younger patients here now? >> it is scary. reporter: the majority of those in brazil's in

but the man at the center of this is the man we've heard referred to, brazil's president, john jair bolsonarooubts about vaccines and has resisted national lockdown's. he also has a lot of critics. the governor of rio grande being one. >> what we are facing here in brazil, what we have here, it is a sad situation that is the consequence of the lack of coordination on the federal level, by the national government. we have here, president bolsonaro, confronting governors and mayors and the main two -- the main weapon that we have two not -- to not allow the coronavirus to spread in an easy way, and the weapon is the social distancing. his behavior is, unfortunately, killing brazilians, and it is hurting our economy. ros: we should note, brazil's president has shifted his tone on immunizations recently. he is pledging to make 2021 the year of vaccinations, but his position on national law down -- lockdowns remains the same. he says no nation can sustain itself with that kind of policy. for further analysis, the bbc's south america correspondent. >> they don't really know whether the absence of l

jair bolsonaro is under formal investigation. he has attempted to stop state governors from imposing lockdown and made mandating use of mask. and it's back to royal duties for the duke and duchess of cambridge, who've been visiting farm in county durham and the queen herself for the first time since the funeral of her late husband, the prince philip. now on bbc news, it's time to joined stephen sackur for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. a few days ago, the ukrainian government was pleading for international help to confront the threat of a russian military offensive from the east. that feared assault never came. russia declared its military exercise was over and began to redeploy its forces. my guest is ukraine's foreign minister, dmytro kuleba. what did ukraine and the outside world learn from this rattling of russian sabres? foreign minister dmytro kuleba in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it's great to be with you. let's start with the situation on the ground. it's just a few days since the russians an

brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, initially shunning both masks and social distancing. the he got covid himself. and recently, with the death toll in his country rising, bolsonaro, telling brazilians to stop whining. and the country's health officials, david, say that the current wave of the virus is the most aggressive yet, and increasingly it is young people who are falling victim to it. largely, they say, because they're not going to the hospital until it's too late. david? >> matt gutman tonight. matt, thank you. >>> back here at home, outrage from some democrats tonight after president biden appeared to walk back a key promise on allowing refugees into the u.s. the administration deciding not to lift former president trump's cap on refugees. then late this afternoon what appears to be another shift. here's abc white house correspondent mary bruce tonight. >> reporter: abandoning a key promise, the biden administration today announced for now, it's keeping in place former president trump's policy, capping the number of refugees allowed to enter the u.s. each year at

jair bolsonaro isn't interested in that. it jair bolsonaro isn't interested in that. , , '. ., that.ians to _ that. it is very difficult for brazilians to get - that. it is very difficult for brazilians to get out - that. it is very difficult for brazilians to get out of i that. it is very difficult for| brazilians to get out of the country. there is a real travel lockdown but interestingly i was speaking to the head of the international monetary fund and we will have more of the interview i had with her earlier and later on in the programme but i did ask her about brazil because they are looking at global economic growth and asked whether the situation in brazil could track the rest of the world's economy down too? here is what she said. it is tragic when covid hits so hard. and it is a very clear case why accelerating vaccinations is so important. there is no other way to protect resilience, but also protect the world community from new variants of covid. —— to protect brazilians. and what we believe brazil can do more of it is to use this difficult moment to build a stronger found

he blames president jair bolsonaro's lax pandemic response, especially in light of a more contagiouswn as p1, driving the surge here. >> it's like having a gigantic nuclear reactor getting into a chain reaction, out of control, and exploding all over the neighborhood. it could kill people all over the brazilians-- it could kill people all over the world. news about the v >> reporter: there is sobering news about the variant that originated here. the country's public health institute, fiocruz, says research shows it is mutating itself into a form that could evade antibodies. that worries scientists who think it could become more resistant to vaccines. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, sao paulo. >> diaz: the pandemic is far from over. manny, thanks. there will be more on the covid crisis and other pressing global affairs tomorrow on "face the nation." margaret brennan's guests include the president of france, emmanuel macron, and the new u.s. ambassador to the u.n., linda thomas-greenfield. divers returned today to the waters off the louisiana coast. they are searching for lost crew members

will shut this weekend for four weeks. 60,000 covid—19 deaths in just the past month, in brazil, jair bolsonarofacing the biggest crisis of his presidency. under threats and pressure from the chinese authorities, bbc correspondentjohn sudworth relocates from beijing to taiwan. and new york becomes the latest state in the us to legalise recreational marajuana for adults. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin has been shown new footage of george floyd, including police body camera video, in the moments just before his death. the court also had to adjourn briefly because one witness broke down while giving testimony. the former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, one of manslaughter. aleem maqbool has this report, and just a warning: you may derek chauvin on the right here watched with the rest of the court this now haunting footage, of george floyd dressed in black seen for the first time in the shop where the sad series of events began. a shop assistant, 19—year—old christopher martin, said mr floyd seemed

he said a critic of president jair bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the virus, even as morevariants spread here. >> it's like having a gigantic nuclear reactor getting into a chain reaction, out of control, and exploding all over, you know, the neighborhood. we are a biological fukushima right now. he's not only going to kill brazilians. he could kill people all over the world. >> reporter: despite the virus raging here, brazil's two largest and hardest hit cities, rio de janeiro and sao paulo, have started to loosen some restrictions on bars and restaurants while the countrye h has only vaccinated about 3% of its population. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, manuel bojorquez, thank you. there is still much more news ahead right here on tonight's "cbs evening news." disturbing new details in the kristin smart murder case. and, a plea for the public's help. plus, a new report on covid exposure on airlines. does keeping the middle seatat empty really make a difference? e ? or, give you unusually high energy, even when depressed. overwhelmed by bipolar i? ask about vraylar. some

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brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, is now under formal investigation for his handling of the coronavirus and mandating the use of masks. a00,000 brazilians have died from the coronavirus — that's the world's second highest pandemic death toll. and us health authorities say americans fully vaccinated against coronavirus are no longer obliged to wear face masks outdoors. except at crowded events such as concert.

it's the president, jair bolsonaro, who is getting the blame.rus, and he keeps blocking local authorities from taking any action, so the disease is now out of control. and the big worry is a new variant, known as p1, which has now spread fast. the result is this depressing picture of the rapid rise in the number of coronavirus deaths in brazil, with more than 4,000 in the last 2a hours. behind much of this is that p1 variant, which, compared to others, is more transmissible and it seems to affect more younger people, though it is thought that the vaccines should still be effective against it. in any event, the variant has spread to most of south america, including uruguay, peru and bolivia, which has just closed its border with brazil. and it's got further — british columbia is dealing with hundreds of cases, and there are far smaller numbers as far afield as japan, turkey, the uk and many other countries. this nuclear reaction out of control, like, is the way i define brazil now, it's a biological fukushima. we are basically generating variants

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yet the president there, jair bolsonaro, refuses to lock down despite a sharp rise in infections. in the grey economy, covid has destroyed jobs. queues have more than tripled in recent months, as the pandemic takes lives and livelihoods of brazil�*s poorest. for luciana firmino and herfamily, this is now their only meal of the day. she lost herjob in a manicure studio with the pandemic and they�*re unable to pay the rent. translation: i've lost hope. we will have to live on the street or under a bridge soon. sometimes, i think i should give my children away to social services. she sobs. with the pandemic, six out of ten brazilians households now lack sufficient access to food. government hand—outs last year helped, but they�*ve been reduced as money ran scarce. no such concerns for the wealthiest food producers and backers of the president. it�*s corn harvest time on frederico da vila�*s 1,300 hectares. but with the president�*s anti—lockdown stance, slow vaccine purchase, and more than 365,000 dead here, his critics call his handling genocidal. the president bolsonaro is not focu

it's the president, jair bolsonaro, who is getting the blame.ocking local authorities from taking any action, so the disease is now out of control. and the big worry is a new variant, known as p1, which has now spread fast. the result is this depressing picture of the rapid rise in the number of coronavirus deaths in brazil, with more than 4,000 in the last 24 hours. behind much of this is that p1 variant, which, compared to others, is more transmissible and it seems to affect more younger people, though it is thought that the vaccines should still be effective against it. in any event, the variant has spread to most of south america, including uruguay, peru and bolivia, which has just closed its border with brazil. and it's got further — british columbia is dealing with hundreds of cases, and there are far smaller numbers as far afield as japan, turkey, the uk and many other countries. this nuclear reaction out of control, like, is the way i define brazil now, it's a biological fukushima. we are basically generating variants that can spread not

the former president of brazil, dilma rousseff, says the incumbent, jair bolsonaro, has left brazil adriftf hunger and disease through his response to the coronavirus pandemic. rousseff, like her predecessor lula da silva, also accused bolsonaro of genocide for failing to slow the number of deaths. india is in the grip of an overwhelming second wave of coronavirus. the country recorded more than 145,000 new cases on saturday and the highest number of daily deaths in five months. the wealthy maharashtra state has started a weekend lockdown after a rapid surge in the local area. activists in myanmar say soliders have killed more than 80 people in the central city of bago. the mass killing occured during violent clashes on friday. despite the bloodshed, thousands of people returned to streets across the country on saturday to protest the military rulers and the ongoing atrocities. phil robertson, from the advocacy group human rights watch, spoke to us earlier. there was an ongoing resistance by a lot of people. they had built barricades in parts of the town. and the military surrounded those

brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, is now under formal investigation for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the president has attempted to stop state governors from imposing lockdowns and mandating the use of masks. 400,000 brazilians have died from the coronavirus — that's the world's second highest pandemic death toll. and us health authorities say americans fully vaccinated against coronavirus are no longer obliged to wear face masks outdoors. except at crowded events such as concert. now, here on abc news, time for tuesday in parliament. —— bbc news. hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament. on this programme: labour demands a full public inquiry after wrongly convicted post office workers have their names cleared. 900 false prosecutions, each one its own story of persecution, fear, despair, careers ruined, families destroyed, reputation smashed and lives lost. after nazanin zaghari ratcliffe is sentenced to another year injail, her local mp makes an emotional appeal. please minister, please to everyone from the opposite benches, get nazanin the release, stand up to ir

will shut this weekend for four weeks. 60,000 covid—19 deaths in just the past month, in brazil, jair bolsonaromes the latest state in the us to legalise recreational marajuana for adults.

. >> reporter: president jair bolsonaro has been criticized for blatantly ignoring science and refusingin sao paolo some restrictions were actually lifted on monday, allowing sports games to resume without crowds and food pickup at bars and restaurants. consider this. last week one out of every four covid-related deaths worldwide happened here in brazil. cemetery workers now turn soil around the clock. the burials are happening one right after the other. in the short time we've been here we've

much of the blame falling on embattled president jair bolsonaro, who has criticized lockdowns, denied science and lashed out at leaders who defy him. who himself tested positive for covid-19 and recently told brazilian people to, quote, stop whining about the death toll. now the health care system is on the brink of collapse, with the highly contagious p-1 variant running rampant, especially among younger people. just this week, brazilian officials announcing they've detected another new variant. >> we don't have enough space, enough beds, enough oxygen, enough medications for all these people with this variant. >> reporter: the rapidly spreading virus severely outpacing vaccine distribution. just over 2% of the population is fully vaccinated so far. maria de jesus' 22-year-old son renan was stuck on a waiting list for an icu bed in sao paulo. by the time he received treatment for the coronavirus, it was too late. he died two weeks ago. now telling us she doesn't want anyone to suffer the way she is now. tell her i wish i could give her a hug right now. >> this pandemic ravaging brazi

the former president of brazil, dilma rousseff, has said the incumbent, jair bolsonaro, has left brazilnavirus pandemic. ms rousseff, like her predecessor lula da silva, also accused mr bolsonaro of genocide for failing to slow the number of deaths. a reminder of our main news this hour. the duke of edinburgh's funeral will take place next saturday. 41—gun salutes have taken place across the uk and the world in honour of queen elizabeth's husband, who died on friday at the age of 99. buckingham palace has announced that the duke will be laid to rest at st george's chapel in windsor castle. the royal ceremonial funeral will be scaled back because of coronavirus restrictions. people have continued to lay flowers outside buckingham palace and windsor castle. prince charles, his eldest son, said the duke would have been amazed by the touching things that have been said about him, and that they would sustain the family at a time of loss. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. it was a cold and frosty start for many this morning, but there was some lovely suns

will shut this weekend for four weeks. 60,000 covid—19 deaths in march — brazil's president, jair bolsonaroing the biggest crisis of his presidency. presidentjoe biden unveils a $2 trillion package to boost the us economy ravaged by covid. this ravaged by covid. is a once in a generation investment this is a once in a generation investment in the future of america. and following threats and pressure from the chinese authorities, bbc correspondent john sudworth relocates from beijing to taiwan. hello to you. and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin has been shown new footage of george floyd, including police body camera video in the moments just before his death. the court also had to adjourn, briefly, because one witness broke down while giving testimony. the former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, one of manslaughter. aleem maqbool has this report, and just a warning — you may find some of it distressing. derek chauvin on the right here watched with the rest of the court this now haunting footage

it's the president, jair bolsonaro, who is getting the blame.e keeps blocking local authorities from taking any action, so the disease is now out of control. and the big worry is a new variant, known as p1, which has now spread fast. the result is this depressing picture of the rapid rise in the number of coronavirus deaths in brazil, with more than 4000 in the last 24 hours. behind much of this is that p1 variant, which, compared to others, is more transmissible, and it seems to affect more younger people, though it is thought that the vaccines should still be effective against it. in any event, the variant has spread to most of south america, including uruguay, peru and bolivia, which has just closed its border with brazil. and it's got further — british columbia is dealing with hundreds of cases, and there are far smaller numbers as far afield as japan, turkey, the uk and many other countries. this nuclear reaction out of control, like, is the way i define brazil now, it's a biological fukushima. we are basically generating variants that can

will shut this weekend for four weeks. 60,000 covid—19 deaths in just the past month, in brazil, jair bolsonarolatest state in the us to legalise recreational marajuana for adults.

the country's defiant president, jair bolsonaro, continues to oppose a lockdown.nce, he's linked quarantine measures with obesity and depression. he's even tried to reverse restrictions imposed by local authorities. what we are facing here in brazil, what we have here, it is a sad situation that is the consequence of the lack of coordination in the federal level by the national government. we have here, it is president bolsonaro confronting governors and mayors. the government is under pressure — it knows the world is watching with a critical eye. the country's new foreign minister says there's a balance to be struck. translation: this is urgent, and president bolsonaro has l instructed me to face this mission. i emphasise the urgency of health, the urgency of the economy, and the urgency of sustainable development. scenes like this are undermining confidence in the government. the president says 2021 will be the year of vaccinations, but fewer than 10% of brazilians have had their firstjab. some say much more drastic action is needed. paul adams, bbc news. presid

this was the reaction from jair bolsonaro to the news of the court's decision.n. translation: the campaign for _ court's decision. translation: the campaign for 2022 - court's decision. translation: the campaign for 2022 is - court's decision. translation: the campaign for 2022 is not i the campaign for 2022 is not starting here. the decision of the supreme court today means ruler is a candidate. —— lula. if lula comes back by a legal vote, that is fine. now we will see what brazil will look like the kind of people he will bring into the presidency. in the last hour new figures have been released showing china's economy grew by overjust18% in the first three months of this year. a record rebound compared to the same time last year. the numbers, released by beijing, so the biggest increase since 1992 and suggested the recovery is accelerating. the figure is so substantial because it is in comparison to the first three months of 2020, when china ground to a halt because of covid—19. the statistics bureau says continued momentum of stable recovery but it warned the