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: coronavirus reinfection confirmed, a mega IPO, marriage changes, and Marielle Franco.
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1 coronavirus reinfection
On Thursday, the Health Ministry confirmed the first case of Covid-19 reinfection in Brazil. The patient is a 37-year-old health worker, who lives in the northeastern city of Natal. She contracted the disease in June, was considered cured, but became infected again in October. Confirmation of reinfection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus came after sequencing the complete viral genome, identifying two distinct strains.
1,000 days without Marielle Franco
The investigation into the March 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro City Councilor Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes has now been open for over...
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