Author: Diane Jeantet
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In Rio, rife with dengue, bacteria-infected mosquitoes are making a difference
Since Rio de Janeiro declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever last month, the city has ramped up testing capacities, opened up a dozen of dengue health centers and trained medical staff to attend the ever-growing needs of its population
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Brazil’s health agents scour junkyards and roofs for mosquitos to fight dengue epidemic
Local public health officials in Rio de Janeiro have been scouring the city’s neighborhoods and even its junkyards for signs of standing water where mosquitoes can lay their eggs
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Rio’s Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands
Carnival dancers have taken the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro to pay tribute to Brazil’s largest Indigenous group and pressure President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to deliver on promises to eradicate illegal mining
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Brazil police investigate ex-President Bolsonaro’s top aides over alleged coup plot
Brazilian police have searched homes and offices of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s top aides in an investigation alleging they plotted a coup and that the ex-president was aware of the plan
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Bolsonaro supporters call on military to keep him in power
RIO DE JANEIRO • Thousands of President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters called on the military Wednesday to keep the far-right leader in power, even as his administration signaled a willingess to hand over the reins to leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The president’s defenders gathered in the rain outside the Eastern Military Command in…