This is Brazil by the Numbers, a weekly digest of the most interesting figures tucked inside the latest news about Brazil. A selection of numbers that help explain what is going on in Brazil. This week’s topics: Covid-19 — confirmed cases and deaths, GDP drop to set a new record, workers at risk, President Bolsonaro burned out, emergency salary requests, companies forcing workers to ignore symptoms, Congress’ spending cuts, and more.
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19,638 cases, 1,056 deaths
The latest Covid-19 update released by the Brazilian Health Ministry on Friday evening shows that infections jumped to over 19,000, and deaths crossed the 1,000 mark. However, infectious health specialists consulted by The Brazilian Report believe that due to backlogs in testing and diagnosis, the official Health Ministry numbers “show a snapshot of the situation one to two weeks ago” — the actual figures, therefore, would be much higher.
-6.5 percent
Brazil’s largest private bank Itaú Unibanco forecasts a 6.5-percent skid for Brazilian GDP in 2020. If proven correct, it would be the biggest drop on record — even worse than the -4.35-percent growth rate...
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