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Brasilia, Sep 29 (EFE).- The Brazilian businessman Luciano Hang, an eager promoter of drugs without proven efficacy against Covid-19, made a fiery plea in favor of these treatments Wednesday during a controversial hearing with Brazil's Covid-19 Senate committee.Hang, who is related to the far-right movements that support the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro, said that there is no crime in promoting the drugs and assured that he would prove it in court, which would conduct further investigation on this issue and others, including the massive dissemination of false information on social networks. (Camera: ALEX MIRKHAN). SHOT LIST: THE BRAZIL’S COVID-19 SENATE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN BUSINESSMAN LUCIANO HANG IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL.
Brazilians protest against President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janiero over his management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left over half a million dead in the country. IMAGES
Sao Paulo, Jun 30 (EFE).- Brazilians have become accustomed to seeing 2,000 of their fellow citizens die every day from Covid-19 and will not submit to additional lockdowns or restriction aimed at containing the pandemic, one of the country's top public health officials said Wednesday.(CAMERA: Wallace Carvalho)
Brasilia, Jun 10 (EFE), (CAMERA: Alex Mirkhan) .- The Senate commission that investigates the management of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil decided to suspend the right to telephone and telematic secrecy of two former ministers of the Government of Jair Bolsonaro.
Sao Paulo, Apr 7 (EFE).- Brazil continues to set grim records for the impact of coronavirus, with 4,195 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, and President Jair Bolsonaro's response has been to shift from denying the seriousness of Covid-19 to labeling it on Wednesday as "practically impossible" to eradicate.(CAMERA: JANAINA QUINET)
Sao Paulo, Mar 14 (EFE).- Supporters of the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, protested on Sunday in the main cities of the country, such as Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and Belo Horizonte, against the restrictive measures imposed by regional governments to curb spread of coronavirus. (Camera: FERNANDO BIZERRA).SHOT LIST: JAIR BOLSONARO'S SUPPORTERS PROTEST AGAINST THE CLOSURE OF BUSINESSES DUE TO THE PANDEMIC IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL.