Numbers of the week: June 13, 2020

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: the latest Covid-19 numbers, Brazil set to become the world leader in Covid-19 deaths, economic disaster, President Bolsonaro’s son’s suspicious cash payments, football clubs headed toward a serious financial crisis, states might need new lockdowns, Brazil is as big as a planet, unemployment skyrocketing, deforestation and new strategies for delivery companies. 

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41,828 deaths, 828,810 infections

As of writing, Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll stands at 41,828. The country now has the second-highest number of deaths in the world — only the U.S. has recorded more. 

Brazil’s real numbers, however, are most likely much higher, and the government’s official data lacks credibility after a recent effort by the Health Ministry to hide totals. Traditional media outlets have banded together to create their own metric, based on state-level data.

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137,000 deaths by the end of July

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington projects Brazil could surpass the U.S. to become the country with most coronavirus deaths in the world by July 29. Brazil is predicted to record 137,500 deaths — compared to the U.S.’s 137,000 — based on current trends. In terms of deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, Brazil could become the world’s leader by as early as July 12 according to the IHME model.

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8-percent GDP drop

Battered by Covid-19, the Brazilian GDP is expected to plunge by 8 percent in 2020 — the second-worst drop in the world — according to the World Bank....