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: chaos in Manaus, inflation rate, vaccines, Ford’s exit from Brazil, and more.
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60 premature babies being transferred from Amazonas
As Brazil undergoes a second wave of coronavirus infections, the Amazonian city of Manaus suffered another healthcare collapse. Residents struggle to find hospital beds, and health workers in intensive care units were forced to manually ventilate patients due to a lack of oxygen cylinders. Some died of asphyxiation. On January 15, authorities decided to transfer at least 60 premature babies from Manaus to other states as a way to protect their health.
4.52-percent inflation
Brazil’s benchmark inflation index rose 4.52 percent last...
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