How To Fight Zika When Your Country Is In Trouble: Improvise
Brazil's political and economic meltdown creates challenges for doctors trying to get a handle on the outbreak.
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Brazil Has Nearly 60,000 Murders, And It May Relax Gun Laws
Though gun violence takes a huge toll in Brazil, there's a push to relax gun laws. And many of the arguments are similar to the ones in the U.S.
How Could Releasing More Mosquitoes Help Fight Zika?
A biotech company says its genetically engineered mosquitoes could help Brazil and other countries fight the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread Zika and other viruses.
In Brazilian Officials' Taped Conversations, Women Hear Rampant Sexism
Newly released audio of conversations by senior Brazilian officials has raised legal questions about secret wiretapping. The chatter reveals rampant sexism, even in a country with a female president.
Chaos In Brazil, As Judge Suspends Ex-President's Appointment As Chief Of Staff
Protests broke out in cities across Brazil overnight, and there were clashes at the presidential palace. Then a judge halted a move seen as a bid for legal immunity for Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazil's Ex-President Takes Cabinet Role, Hindering Corruption Case
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will become the chief of staff for current President Dilma Rousseff, meaning only Brazil's supreme court can try him. Rousseff herself is in the process of being impeached.
The Poignant Cry Of Babies With Birth Defects Linked to Zika
The "new microcephaly." That's what doctors in Brazil are calling the birth defect believed to be caused by the Zika virus because it seems much worse than cases that have occurred for other reasons.
As The Olympics Loom, Brazil Lurches From One Crisis To The Next
Brazil is in the midst of an economic downturn. It's battling the Zika virus. And a deepening political crisis has sparked massive protests and calls for the president's resignation.
Brazil's Former President Lula Da Silva Targeted In Corruption Raid
Prosecutors say the search is aimed at uncovering evidence of possible payments and goods funneled from Petrobras, the national oil company, to Silva and his associates.