brazil's health minister tweeted the grim news of the 500,000 lives lost, saying that he is working tirelessly to vaccinate all brazilians in the shortest time possible and to change this scenario that has plagued brazilfor over a year. but some blame the government for that, accusing them of initially letting the virus spread, to build up herd immunity, and for rejecting masks and social distancing, leading to visible anger at this unenviable milestone. translation: maybe this year will also be difficult, _ because we depend on the delivery of vaccines, which have been purchased very late. at these protests, replicated in dozens of cities across brazil, there is particular fury aimed at one man, brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, for his handling of