Numbers of the week: Aug. 29, 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: Covid-19 in Latin America; Amazon opinions; Ronaldinho walks free; Twitter v. Bolsonaro; São Paulo asks for extra vaccine funds; and racism shows in Brazil’s murder rates.

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6 months of coronavirus in Latin America

It has been six months since a 61-year-old man in São Paulo became the first confirmed Covid-19 infection in Latin America. The region quickly became the epicenter of the pandemic, registering more deaths than any other place in the world — despite a lack of testing in most countries. Deep economic inequality, coupled with a sky-high rate of informal workers — as well as failed leadership — were the main reasons for such a debacle. The Brazilian Report recapped how the pandemic evolved in some of the top economies in Latin America.

24 percent of Brazilians “sad” about the Amazon

A survey by the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban) asked 1,200 people across Brazil about the importance of the Amazon — 24 percent said they feel “sad” when...