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Numbers of the week: June 27, 2020

This is Brazil by the Numbers, a weekly digest of the most interesting figures tucked inside the latest news about Brazil

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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, more misinformation on a cabinet minister’s CV, Brazilians prefer domestic tourism, the UN turns 75, more bad news from the IMF, problems with foreign investment, billionaires against the pandemic, people’s opinion about the president’s intelligence and Brazilians don’t trust Covid-19 data. 

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55,961 deaths, 1,274,974 cases

The latest Covid-19 update from the Health Ministry shows that Brazil has reached 55,961 deaths and 1,274,974 confirmed cases, cementing its place as the country with the second-highest figures in the world. As The Brazilian Report has shown, Brazil has registered more new cases than any other country and seems to have no plan to fight the pandemic. Despite those numbers, many states already intend to end their quarantine measures. 


70 percent don’t trust the data

A poll by Paraná Pesquisas shows that 70 percent of Brazilians don’t trust official Covid-19 figures — 35 percent believe the data is understated, while another 35 percent say tallies are inflated. Meanwhile, one out...

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