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Dozens of criminals have targeted several banks with explosives in the town of Botucatu, Sao Paulo. State authorities confirmed that dozens of heavily armed criminals raided the city overnight on Thursday, leading to violent clashes with the police. A police station and several vehicles were also set on fire. Most of the criminals managed to escape, while one of the suspects was shot dead. Criminal groups dedicated to bank robberies in Brazil often employ the use of explosives to blow up ATMs and high-security safes.
During heists, criminals usually create a perimeter around their getaway route. Such incidents are most common in small cities due to a poor police presence. Brazil's First Lady Michelle Firmo Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus just as President Jair Bolsonaro claimed to have already recovered from the disease. The government said in an official communique that Michelle Bolsonaro tested positive and is currently self-isolating. Several cabinet ministers have also tested positive for coronavirus.
The latest was Science Minister Marcos Pontes. In total, Brazil has already reported more than 2.
Brazil has reopened travel to foreign nationals after more than four months. A government decree states that people heading to Brazil will be allowed entry once they present valid health insurance for the duration of their stay. International air travel to Brazil was suspended at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Brazil still reports one of the highest numbers of infections and deaths in the world. People heading to Brazil should bear in mind that although they are allowed into the country, the return to their country of residence may be subject to restrictions.
The US ambassador in Brasilia has said that Brazil may face consequences if it goes ahead with deals to install the country's 5G network using technologies from the Chinese-based Huawei. The consequences we are seeing in the world are that firms involved in intellectual property are scared to make investments in countries where intellectual property is not protected.
Earlier this month, the UK government has ordered companies to remove Huawei from their 5G network by Wildfires in the environmentally-rich Pantanal region in south-western Brazil have drastically increased when compared with previous years. Data from the National Institute for Space Research INPE shows that the area affected by wildfires in Pantanal has more than doubled when compared with the first half of Between January and June, more than 2, fires were reported in the region. A state of environmental emergency was declared in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul due to risk of wildfires.
State prosecutors in Sao Paulo have charged former Governor Geraldo Alckmin with a number of corruption crimes. He was charged with corruption, electoral crimes and money laundering. Alckmin has been charged as part of a case that is related to the 'Car Wash' investigations. He is a veteran politician in Brazil. He served as the governor of Sao Paulo for four terms. The federal government has authorised the deployment of the National Force FN in the northern state of Amazonas. From early-August, FN soldiers will be deployed to the state to curb organised crime, drug-trafficking and environmental crimes.
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G1 reported that security efforts will be concentrated in high-risk areas along the Negro and Solimoes rivers. The deployment comes as part of the Arpao Operation and is focused around the town of Coari. The day deployment could be extended. Amazonas has previously received assistance from the FN due to high-levels of criminality in the state capital, Manaus. Coronavirus cases in Brazil have surpassed two million as a significant increase in cases are reported in Sao Paulo and Rio. Data from the health ministry confirmed that more than 20, new coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
Brazil has also reached 80, coronavirus deaths, the second-highest in the world. President Bolsonaro has largely downplayed the coronavirus threat and has been promoting the use of hydroxychloroquine HCQ , an anti-malarial medicine that has no proven effect on the coronavirus. Sao Paulo's former governor Geraldo Alckmin has been indicted for corruption. The Federal Police PF has accused Alckmin of corruption and money laundering during his electoral campaigns. The case is related to the Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht.
Although, to some degree, connected to the 'Car Wash' investigations, Alckmin's case is being handled by state agencies. Earlier this month, former Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra was also involved in another case of corruption. Alckmin ran for president as a candidate for the PSDB in He came in fourth place. Coronavirus deaths in Brazil have surpassed 75, as the number of cases approaches two million. Latest data from the health ministry shows that more than 1, people died of coronavirus on Wednesday and nearly 40, new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
Sao Paulo and Rio are the states with the highest number of cases. However, the highest incident of deaths is reported in states in the north and north-eastern Brazil, including Ceara, Para a and Pernambuco. Vinhas told Globo that she understood that her dismissal was part of a restructuring plan in the INPE and it is not related to her deforestation monitoring work. She is being transferred to another branch of the INPE. Vinhas was dismissed as Brazil reports record-high levels of deforestation in the Amazon.
June has reported the highest levels since President Jair Bolsonaro has nominated an evangelical pastor as the country's education minister. President Bolsonaro had been struggling to find a replacement for Abarahm Weintraub, who resigned last month after taking a job at the World Bank. In less than a month, Brazil has had three education ministers. Last week, another candidate rejected the nomination.
Ribeiro's nomination has been praised by a number of religious groups that frequently accused the education system of indoctrination. Ribeiro was already a member of the cabinet at the presidency's Public Ethics Commission. Brazil has reported a surge in measles cases while the country struggles to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Data from the health ministry shows that nearly 5, measles cases were confirmed in Brazil, a massive increase of 3, percent when compared with Recent data also shows an increase in yellow fever cases, which has recently spread to some southern states. The surge in both diseases is believed to be linked to low-rates of immunization despite vaccines being available in the public health system. Some countries have reported localised outbreaks of some diseases as national health services are mostly focused on the coronavirus threat. More than 3, people have been evacuated after intense rainfall battered southern Brazil.
Widespread flooding and landslides were also reported in some areas. One of the most affected areas is the town of Sao Sebastiao do Cai, where a local river burst its banks.
Power outages have affected hundreds of thousands of people in the region. President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. President Bolsonaro confirmed that he went to hospital for tests after displaying symptoms compatible with the virus. He told TV Brasil that he started to fell ill, weak and had a fever. He claimed that doctors have administered him hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic Azithromycin. President Bolsonaro had three previous tests which all came back negative.
During the interview, he insisted that if he had been taking hydroxychloroquine HCQ as a precaution he could have avoided the virus. A year-old woman has been found dead after she was reported missing in Sao Paulo.
Julia Rosenberg had not been seen after she left her home in Sao Sebastiao. Her body was found buried on a trail between the beaches of Pauba and Maresias.
According to the police, Julia is believed to have been the target of a robbery. Initial reports show that she was strangulated to death. Julia lived in Sao Paulo and was spending quarantine time with her family in Sao Sebastiao. Prosecutors have called for the resignation of Environment Minister Ricardo Salles for introducing controversial policies which are claimed to have contributed to deforestation.
Among the claims are that Salles approved mining operations in protected areas and approved policies contrary to preservation. He was also criticised for saying in a cabinet meeting that the government should take the opportunity during the coronavirus pandemic to pass legislation to scrap some environmental regulations. Since taking office, President Jair Bolsonaro has loosened some restrictions on environmental conservation and protection of the Amazon rainforest.
In June, wildfires in the Amazon were the worst in more than a decade. President Jair Bolsonaro has signed legislation which will enforce the use mandatory of face masks. Based on legislation passed by both houses of Congress, people in Brazil will now be required to wear face masks on public transport, commercial airplanes, and prisons. Despite signing the bill into law, President Bolsonaro vetoed 17 points of the legislation, which required the use of masks in religious ceremonies, shops, industrial sites, and education facilities.
President Bolsonaro was recently hit by judicial proceedings which forced him to wear face masks in Brasilia - the case has already been dismissed.