Some 1,262 people in Brazil died from coronavirus in the 24 hours to Tuesday evening, the country's Health Ministry said.
As supporters of Brazilian President protest against the country's Supreme Court, many others in Rio de Janeiro are demonstrating against crimes committed by police in the country.
Brazil has reported 16,409 cases of novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 514,849.
Brazil reported 26,417 new cases of the novel Coronavirus on Thursday, a record high for the country, bringing the nationwide total to 438,238, according to the Brazilian Health Ministry.
Brazil's daily COVID-19 deaths were higher than numbers in the United States for the first time over the last 24 hours, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
The epicenter of the global COVID-19 pandemic has moved to South America as Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo recorded high numbers in coronavirus positive cases.
Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned Friday after less than a month in office because of disagreements with President Jair Bolsonaro's approach to fighting the pandemic.
Nelson Teich departs with Brazil confirming hundreds of deaths each day this week.
Tehran (IP) - Iran’s Ambassador to Brazil met with the country’s First Vice President and called for the development of a long-term framework for economic relations based on the institutionalization, diversification, and balancing of bilateral trade relations.
In Manaus, so many people have died within days in the Coronavirus pandemic that coffins had to be stacked on top of each other in long, hastily dug trenches in a city cemetery.