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: coronavirus, the number of impeachment requests pending against Bolsonaro, the rising number of graves, the risks faced by Brazil’s indigenous population from the pandemic, new massive tests in Brasilia, the new Health Minister’s first mistake, the Brazilian Real plunges even further against the U.S. Dollar, and thousands of Brazilian companies are at risk of imminent bankruptcy.
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5,514 infections in 24 hours
On Saturday, Brazil registered 5,514 new infections — the highest for any 24-hour period since the coronavirus reached Brazil. In a Thursday press conference, newly-appointed Health Minister Nelson Teich stated that “it remains too soon to tell if the jump in cases and deaths is directly related to an effort by states to end the backlog of tests.”
1,037 deaths, not 1,307
Nelson Teich’s first full week as the Health Minister started off with the wrong foot. His department botched the coronavirus daily update. Instead of reporting 1,037 deaths in the state of São Paulo, the ministry registered...
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