Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday sanctioned a law diluting the requirement of wearing face masks in public places to prevent the spread of the COVID-19.

Bolsonaro waters down law requiring people to wear face masks in Brazil

Days after an official health website went offline, the Brazilian government on Sunday published contradictory figures on coronavirus, thereby creating further doubts on government trying to hide data.

Doubts over coronavirus figures spiral in Brazil after ministry published contradictory data

Brazil yet again reported a record coronavirus deaths with 1,349 fatalities in a 24-hour period on Wednesday, the health ministry said. With the latest updates, the country's death toll jumped to 32,548, with 584,016 confirmed cases, the second-highest worldwide, as the deadly virus continues to raise concerns in this Latin American nation.

Brazil yet again reports record number of coronavirus deaths