do you think there's a better candidate to challenge jair bolsonaro?( translated ): what i can say to you, amna, is i was not the candidate in 2018 because they eated a judicial farce. there's no judicial case against me now. and so now i can run for the presidency. now, if in this moment i make the decision that i'll run, if my party, my allies agree they would have 100% health, if i'm healthy 100%, then i could run. i could be a candidate. but when october comes of next year, 2022, i'll be one year younger than joe biden when he won the elections in the u.s. so i'm ready to be a candidate next year. >> nawaz: let me ask you about that polarization then. because this is how one analyst put your challenge ahead. he said, "lula's current strategy appears not entirely unlike that of u.s. president joe biden who projected himself as a centrist elder statesman to unite the country after a period of destructive polarization." do you see yourself in that role? >> ( translated ): i was very humbled when i saw jubd's statement about the economic plan that he h

miles de brasileqos se manifestaron protestando contra el gobierno de jair bolsonaro en actos convocadosor las principales centrales sindicales, partidos de izquierda y movimientos sociales... los participantes exigieron acelerar el proceso de vacunacion y aumentar las ayudas para los mas pobres que han sido los mas afectados por la crisis de la pandemia, asi como frenar las privatizaciones de las empresas estatales y los recortes presupuestarios. este sabado estuvo lleno de emociones con la final de liga de campeones de europa, y otra jornada de la mls aqui en estados unidos.alex zenteno llega con los deportes... . siguendo con la champions en el juego y nos tiene las te reacciones posteriores al partido y cuales fueron los controles para el regreso de los aficionados a las gradas.. . al regresar de la pausa, las imagenes de la celebracion de los fans del chelsea por su triunfo en la champions league ocean spray tiene un sabor único, y es difícil ponernos de acuerdo. a mí, cran-pineapple, me sabe tropical. ¡como unas vacaciones! pero el cran-mango, es como ir a un parque de diversiones.

engines and a sea of green and yellow, the colours of brazil's national flag, and leading it all, jair bolsonarow of defiance against coronavirus restrictions — restrictions he has consistently flouted and criticised. translation: bolsonaro, for me, is the return of freedom, it is the l return of my country. i am a patriot and with him i feel that we are proud to be patriots once again. proud of the green and yellow colours. bolsonaro for 2022. but not everyone agrees. the motorcade took to the streets just as the senate committee started investigating the president's handling of the pandemic and the slow roll—out of the country's vaccine programme. because, in brazil, the situation is grim. the pandemic began, as well as 4118208 deaths. that means brazil has the second highest death toll in the world. these alarming figures mean, despite the big show of support on wheels, that mr bolsonaro's approval ratings have declined sharply. his band of supporters may be shrinking, but what they lack in number, they make up for in noise. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. if you're

jair bolsonaro had a clear agenda for the amazon and its people. the story of my attempt to find what his policy of opening up the amazon means for a tribe i first met a decade ago. this is a community that grew up a couple of decades ago, uncontacted. to go into the jungle and meet people who've onlyjust made contact with the modern world is quite extraordinary. katou! chuckles. 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, emuka, 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. laughter. 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 with

many brazilians blame this man: the country's right wing populist leader jair bolsonaro.he is speaking in november just as the disastrous second wave was getting underway. >> ( translated ): everything is about the pandemic nowadays. we have to stop with this. i'm sorry for the dead, i'm sorry, but we're all going to die one day. everybody here is going to die. it's no use running from it, running from reality. we have to stop being a country of sissies. >> reporter: marcia castro is a brazilian researcher and chair of the department of global health and population at harvard's chan school of public health. >> the president of brazil was very similar to what donald trump used to be when he was the president. they both deny the importance of the virus, they both completely ignore the science, they both had behavior of going out, hanging out, shaking hands not using masks so completely against what had to be done and they also were both against lockdowns. >> reporter: the country's top leadership allowed the virus to spread unhindered in the name of the economy and with the

brazil's president jair bolsonaro leads a motorcade of supporters, despite coronavirus restrictions.ound near lake maggiore in northern italy, killing 1a people and seriously injuring others. the service was taking passengers up into the mountains from the resort town of stresa at the time of the accident. the resort had only recently reopened as covid restrictions were eased. 0ur italy correspondent mark lowen reports. a climb to admire alpine beauty ending in tragedy. the cable car was in the last part of its journey, nearly 1500 metres high, when it plunged to the ground, killing most on board. it seems a cable near the final pylon broke away, but the cause isn't yet clear. rescuers struggled to reach the densely wooded site. 0ne fire vehicle even overturned en route. no teams were injured. heading up the mountain from lake maggiore in north—west italy, it's a stunning spot. the cable car, along with other attractions, is one of the reasons tourists come to stresa and the lake, and just before the pandemic, it used to transport 100,000 passengers every year. for those in the area,

brazil s president, jair bolsonaro, has led more than 1,000 of his right—wing supporters on motorcyclesfiance of coronavirus restrictions. thousands more lined rio's streets to wave to their president and salute the motorcade. as the pandemic continues to ravage india, more than 8,800 cases of a rare infection known as "black fungus" have been reported amongst covid patients. the mortality rate is high, and those who survive may need extensive surgery. doctors believe the infection could be triggered by the use of steroids. dr priya sampath kumar is the chair of infection prevention and control at the mayo clinic. she explained more about the infection. so, essentially, it refers to a type of fungal infection that happens very, very rarely, and affects primarily the lung and the sinuses. it is very uncommon in most parts of the western world because this fungus isn't very prevalent. in warm humid climates, the fungus tends to be in the air, but even then, infections are very rare. covid has created a perfect storm with inflammation so, essentially, it refers to a type of fungal infectio

. >> there was high expectations that he would point the finger to president jair bolsonaro's poor handlingthe pandemic because of all the disagreements they had in the past and the statement that he gave when he was sacked from his position on april last year. that hasn't been the case. heas been speaking for the last three or four hours answering questions posed by the senators using a mild tone. nonetheless, he said that he and the president had several disagreements that he tried on many occasions to explain to bolsonaro the severity of the pandemic, the scientific consensus, and the recommendations made by the world health organization. he also said that the president at the time seemed to understand what he was talking and agreed to him, but then two or three days later he would hear the president just saying the complete opposite in public statements. this would probably be carried out for the next few hours, so a lot could still happen today. ros: won't all of this be quite familiar to brazilians, given that he and other critics of the president have attacked him many times over his

brazil�*s president, jair bolsonaro, has led more than a thousand of his right—wing supporters on motorcyclesrictions. thousands more lined rio�*s streets to wave to their president and salute the motorcade. vietnamese voters have gone to the polls to elect members of the country�*s national assembly. there�*s very little choice, as more than 90% of those standing are members of the ruling communist party. the few independent candidates that have been allowed to run have all been vetted by the party. a cable car has plunged to the ground near lake maggiore in northern italy, killing ia people and seriously injuring others. the service was taking passengers up into the mountains from the resort town of stresa at the time of the accident. the resort had only recently reopened as covid restrictions were eased. our italy correspondent mark lowen reports. a climb to admire alpine beauty ending in tragedy. the cable car was in the last part of its journey, nearly 1500 metres high, when it plunged to the ground, killing most on—board. it seems a cable near the final pylon broke away, but the cause i

have ta ken to the streets in brazil's largest cities to demand the impeachment of president jair bolsonarorus pandemic. in the capital brasilia, thousands have gathered in front of the congress building, many demanding covid vaccines. a ferry carrying nearly 200 passengers caught fire whilst travelling to a remote island in eastern indonesia. passengers and crew on board were forced to jump into the sea, but no casualties have been reported so far. initial reports suggest the fire started in the engine room. the authorities in northern india say at least 22 people have died after consuming toxic licker in the state of uttar pradesh. they said the victims bought bottles of alcohol from licensed shops on thursday, but complained of illness after drinking it. the authorities have arrested six people and closed five stores in connection with the incident. thousands of people have demonstrated against abortion, in the streets of the croatian capital, zagreb. pregnancy termination is legal until the tenth week in croatia, but three years ago croatia's highest court ruled the current abortion law

have ta ken to the streets in brazil's largest cities to demand the impeachment of president jair bolsonarondemic. in the capital brasilia, thousands have gathered in front of the congress building, many demanding covid vaccines. 14 people who were kidnapped from a university in northern nigeria have been released. there were emotional scenes as they were reunited with theirfamilies, a0 days after being taken. the group were among 23 people kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. five of them were killed. there have been a wave of mass kidnappings of students for ransom in northern nigeria. the french president, emmanuel macron, has warned that france could withdraw its troops from mali. mr macron — who's been visiting africa — says he's concerned about political instability leading to greater islamist radicalisation. mali has just had its second coup in nine months. a ferry carrying nearly 200 passengers caught fire whilst travelling to a remote island in eastern indonesia. passengers and crew on board were forced to jump into the sea, but no casualties have been reported so far. initial reports

have ta ken to the streets in brazil's largest cities to demand the impeachment of president jair bolsonaroo the coronavirus pandemic. in the capital brasilia, thousands have gathered in front of the congress building, many demanding covid vaccines. a ferry carrying nearly 200 passengers caught fire whilst travelling to a remote island in eastern indonesia. passengers and crew on board were forced to jump into the sea but no casualties have been reported so far. initial reports suggest the fire started in the engine room. the president of colombia, ivan duque, says he is sending troops to a quarter of the country's regions in an attempt to restore order after weeks of anti—government protests. as thousands marched across colombia to mark a month of demonstrations, there was renewed violence in the southwestern city of cali, with at least 10 further casualties on friday. 0ur latin america correspondent will grant reports. colombia is no stranger to violence, but these scenes have shocked the nation. two months after the protests began, they're showing no sign of letting up. what started as a

the brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, has led more than 1,000 of his supporters in a motorcycle rideen—and—yellow colours of the national flag, lined rio's streets to wave to their president and salute the motorcade. throughout the pandemic, the ultra—sceptical mr bolsonaro has breached social distancing measures introduced to curb the spread of the virus, which has been killing an average 2,000 brazilians a day. ten people have been arrested during protests outside mcdonald's depots. yesterday, animal rebellion protesters formed blockades at four distribution centres to stop deliveries to the fast—food chain's 1,300 uk outlets. the protesters say they want mcdonald's to sell less meat to help tackle climate change. ron hill, one of britain's greatest endurance runners, has died at the age of 82. hill was only the second man to break the two hours and ten minutes barrier in the marathon and won the gold medal in the 1969 european athletics championships marathon. he laid claim to the longest unbroken streak of daily running after going every day for 52 years and 39 days from 1964 to

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infectious disease experts say far-right president jair bolsonaro is largely to blame for the pandemic's devastating toll. >> all of this covid pandemic is the disastrous policy from the federal government, of an anti-scientific policy of denial. amy: in vaccine news, the world health organization approved china's sinopharm's vaccine for emergency use friday. this is who director general tedros adhanom ghebreyesus. >> this expunged -- gives countries confidence to expedite revelatory approval andmport and administer a vaccine. amy: sinopharm is the sixth vaccine to receive emergency use approval by the who. here in the united states, pfizer is requesting full approval from the food and drug administration for its vaccine for people 16 and older. all three covid vaccines currently in use in the united states have emergency use authorization. if successful, the pfizer-biontech vacce would be the rst to be fully approved. in iraq, unidentified gunmen assassinated prominent journalist and activist ehab al-wazni near his home in the city of kerbala. his killing follows the murders and kidnapp

in 2018, ran for vice-president of brazil on a far-lefticket that challenged eventual winner jair bolsonarorves as one of the executive coordinators of a national organization dedicated to indigenous rights and health. in mid-april, when sonia invited us to visit, she and others in her tribe had already been vaccinated. and yet, months earlier, many indigenous friends and relatives had been infected andied. according to data collected by guajajara's group, since the beginning of the pandemic more than 54,500 indigenous people have been infected and more than 1080 indigenous have died, including dozens of elders. that's a massive toll for a country-wide population of roughly 800,000. and it's a death rate six times higher than thatf the rest of brazil. while guajajara said her peoples' communal way of living, and immunological vulnerabilities, contributed to the high rate of infection, sh mostly attributes the large number of covid deaths to president bolsonaro's harsh views on indigenous. >> ( translated ): in his first day of office, the first acts were to dismantle the digenous peoples' r

on friday, the state of maranhao issued a fine to far-right brazilian president jair bolsonaro for refusing to respect local health rules by holding a mass gathering and not wearing a face mask. this all comes as the world health organization said friday the true global death toll for covid-19 is likely two to three times higher than official reports. here in the united states come the seven day rolling average of daily coronavirus cases has fallen below 30,000 for the first time since last june with daily deaths also at a similar level to last summer. hospitalizations are also way down. at least eight states -- rhode island, connecticut, maine, massachusetts, new hampshire, new jersey, vermont, and hawaii -- have now given at least one covid-19 vaccine dose to 70%f theiadult population. here in new york city, mayor bill de blasio just announced schools will open in full in september with no remote option. the biden administration is granting more than 100,000 haitians in the u.s. the chance to gain temporary protected status, or tps, which includes work permits and protection from deportat

the brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, has led more than 1000 of his supporters in a motorcycle ridee spread of the virus, which has been killing an average 2000 brazilians a day. ten people have been arrested during protests outside mcdonald's depots. yesterday, animal rebellion protesters formed blockades at four distribution centres to stop deliveries to the fast—food chain's 1,300 uk outlets. the protesters say they want mcdonald's to sell less meat to help tackle climate change. the organisers of glastonbury festival have apologised after thousands of people who bought tickets for a live stream concert were unable to view the show for more than two hours. the ticketing system was eventually abandonded altogether, and made the concert free for anyone to watch, as colin paterson reports. when glastonbury is disrupted, it's usually by rain and mud. last night, the problem was internet connectivity. live at worthy farm was a five—hour live stream to raise money for the festival, but when it started at 7 o'clock, people paid £20 to watch pre—recorded sets by the likes of coldplay and

thousands of brazilians rallying to show their support for president jair bolsonaro.io lula da silva over his handling of the pandemic. brazil has the second highest official death toll in the world. mr. bolsonaro opposed to strict lockdown measures failed to strongly endorse masks and only recently embraced vaccines. >>> meanwhile, hospitals in uruguay are at their breaking point as covid-19 cases soar. admissions to intensive care units tripled in april, pushing doctors and nurses to the limit. johns hopkins university reporting the country has topped 200,000 cases. more than 2,000 deaths. >>> and still in the region, in colombia anger not only over the toll the coronavirus is taking. demonstrators also demanding that the government scrap planned reforms that they say will only add to their misery. stefano posibon with the latest from bogota. >> reporter: thousands of protesters took on to the streets of bogota yet again this saturday to protest against the government's handling of the pandemic and to protest in particular against the fiscal reform that critics argu