Can Brazil, played by COVID, win the Copa del Rey? | Coronavirus pandemic News
Belo Horizonte, Brazil – It is fitting that the little-used Estadio Mane Garrincha football stadium in Brazil is almost overlooked by the office of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Just over a week ago, the cave will host the opening match of the most controversial and politicized Copa America in the history of the world’s oldest international football tournament.
Whether it happens, despite Bolsonaro’s frustration, remains to be seen.
Until the end of last month, the tournament, made up of 10 teams, was for the first time organized by two countries together: Colombia and Argentina.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil – Brasilia’s underutilized Mane Garrincha Stadium is located near the office of Brazilian President Bolsonaro, which is appropriate.
UN Urges Independent Probe As Death Toll Rises In Colombia Unrest By Andres Carmona and Luis Robayo
05/30/21 AT 12:42 PM
The UN on Sunday called for an independent investigation as over a dozen people were reported dead in fresh clashes a month into anti-government protests in Colombia that triggered a military deployment to the city of Cali.
Clashes late Friday pitted police against armed civilians, leaving 13 dead, according to officials, in Colombia s third largest city of 2.2 million people.
An armed forces crackdown on protests that started on April 28 against the government of President Ivan Duque has drawn international condemnation, and on Sunday, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet voiced deep concern over the ongoing violence.
Colombian Army Tightens Grip On Cali After Protests Leave 13 Dead
05/29/21 AT 5:09 PM
The Colombian army on Saturday tightened its control over Cali, the country s third largest city, after the latest anti-government protests left at least 13 people dead.
The city s streets were largely deserted after clashes late Friday pitted police against armed civilians. The country is in the second month of protests against the government of President Ivan Duque.
In Cali, a city of 2.2 million, the smoking remains of barricades and rubble heaps testified to the chaotic night. There, as across the country, poverty and the pandemic have sparked widespread anger and resentment.
Behind the Masks : Photobook on the challenges that essential workers face in the pandemic
Brazil was headed for the peak in its first wave of cases and deaths from COVID-19 in 2020 when the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) gave photographers and journalists in three Brazilian cities the task of documenting the daily lives of the pandemic’s first-line responders. What they found behind the masks of these workers, whether in Duque de Caxias in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro or in Fortaleza or São Paolo, was humanity. Article 09 April 2021 Brazil
These people are the focus of the book Behind the Masks, a story about the challenges that essential workers face in these difficult times. More than capturing a moment in time, it pulls back the curtain on the lives and worries of these professionals. The book is part of the ICRC s campaign Valorize o Essencial, which is about fostering respect for essential public services and their providers.