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Relatives accompany the coffin that contains the remains of 89-year-old Irodina Pinto Ribeiro, who died from COVID-19 related complications, at the Inhauma cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 18, 2021. Brazil is approaching an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Copa America's COVID-19 cases increase again from 66 to 82

Jun. 18, 2021 08:56 PM EDT

The Copa America trophy is placed on the field prior to the opening match between Brazil and Venezuela at National Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil counts 52 virus cases connected to Copa America

By Mauricio Savarese Jun. 15, 2021 02:23 PM EDT

The Copa America trophy is placed on the field prior to the opening match between Brazil and Venezuela at National Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
Venezuela vs Brazil 6/13/2021

Jun. 14, 2021 10:02 PM EDT

The Copa America trophy is placed on the field prior to the opening match between Brazil and Venezuela at National Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
Brazil: 41 COVID-19 cases connected to Copa America event

By Mauricio Savarese Jun. 14, 2021 10:00 PM EDT

An aerial view of the Arena Pantanal stadium which will host Sunday's Copa America soccer match between Colombia and Ecuador, in Cuiaba, Brazil, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Colombia says 2 members of coaching staff test positive

By Mauricio Savarese Jun. 13, 2021 02:09 PM EDT

Protesters drive their car with a sign reading in Portuguese "Copa No, Vaccines Now" to protest the holding of Copa America in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, June 6, 2021. Brazil accepted hosting the South American soccer tournament after the original co-hosts were dropped: Colombia due to political protests and Argentina for rising of COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
America FC RN vs UDA AL 6/6/2021

Jun. 08, 2021 07:34 PM EDT

A COVID-19 testing site stands outside the National Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, June 4, 2021. The National Stadium will host some Copa America soccer games. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Minas Brasilia DF vs Real Brasilia FC DF 6/3/2021

Jun. 08, 2021 07:34 PM EDT

Protesters drive their car with a sign reading in Portuguese "Copa No, Vaccines Now" to protest the holding of Copa America in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, June 6, 2021. Brazil accepted hosting the South American soccer tournament after the original co-hosts were dropped: Colombia due to political protests and Argentina for rising of COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil top court to rule on country as Copa America host

By Mauricio Savarese Jun. 08, 2021 07:33 PM EDT

FILE - This May 13, 2014 file photo shows Maracana stadium behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil will host Copa America for the second consecutive time after Colombia and Argentina were stripped of hosting rights for the tournament, according to the South American soccer body CONMEBOL on Monday, May 31, 2021, hours after it ruled out Argentina amid an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. Colombia was removed as co-host on May 20 as street protests against President Iván Duque rocked the nation. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
Maracanã to host Copa America final: Brazil-Venezuela open

By Mauricio Savarese Jun. 03, 2021 12:26 AM EDT

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends the launching ceremony of the Asphalt Giants Program, at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, the program offers facilities such as offering special lines of credit to purchase trucks or maintenance, predictability in the price of diesel oil, and faster vaccination of truck drivers against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Bolsonaro wants Copa America in Brazil; Aguero casts doubts

By Mauricio Savarese Jun. 01, 2021 12:26 PM EDT

Brazil's President Jair Bolsoanro smiles after a motorcycle tour with supporters,in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, May 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Brazil named Copa America host after Argentina is stripped

By Mauricio Savarese May. 31, 2021 10:37 AM EDT

Protesters chant slogans as they walk towards a police barricade blocking Taksim Square in central Istanbul during May Day protests, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Police in Istanbul detained several demonstrators who tried to march toward Istanbul's symbolic Taksim Square in defiance of the protests ban and the strict lockdown imposed by the government due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
May Day protesters demand more job protections amid pandemic

By Nicholas Garriga, Niniek Karmini And John Leicester May. 01, 2021 08:44 AM EDT

A supporter of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro places his image on a car during a gathering commemorating the 1964 military coup that established a decades-long dictatorship, in the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned the previous day following Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defense minister, causing widespread apprehension of a military shakeup to serve the president’s political interests. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Bolsonaro picks Army chief to ease tensions with military

By Diane Jeantet Apr. 01, 2021 06:09 PM EDT

A demonstrator carries a Brazilian flag and a flag with an image of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro during a caravan celebrating Bolsonaro's 66th birthday, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, March 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths

By Mauricio Savarese And Débora Álvares Mar. 25, 2021 01:03 AM EDT

Demonstrators hold crosses to represent people who have died of COVID-19 behind the Portuguese phrase "Bolsonaro genocide" as they protest the president's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic outside Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Critics of Brazil's president being targeted by security law

By Mauricio Savarese Mar. 20, 2021 12:28 AM EDT

Demonstrators protest the president's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic outside Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, March 19, 2021. The signs read in Portuguese "Almost 300,000 dead. Bolsonaro genocide", left, and "Vaccinations save lives." (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil security law being turned on president's critics

By Mauricio Savarese Mar. 19, 2021 08:23 PM EDT

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro walks past his Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello, left, and President of the Sanitary Agency Antonio Barra Torres before a ceremony to sign a law that expands the federal government's ability to acquire COVID-19 vaccines, at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil's Bolsonaro names 4th health minister during pandemic

By Mauricio Savarese Mar. 16, 2021 01:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2020 file photo, BrazilIan President Jair Bolsonaro poses for photos with the mascot of the nation's vaccination campaign, named "Ze Gotinha," or Joseph Droplet, during a ceremony to present Brazil's National Vaccination Plan Against COVID-19, at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil. The Brazilian internet spent the last few days wondering about his apparent disappearance after Brazil's former President Lula joked that he may have been shoved aside due to political motivations. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
Brazil wonders about whereabouts of vaccine mascot

By Marcelo Silva De Sousa Mar. 14, 2021 05:17 PM EDT

The Brazilian flag flies with the moon behind it during a protest against the government's response in combating COVID-19 and demanding the impeachment of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Bolsonaro allies win in Congress and slow impeachment drive

By Débora Álvares And Mauricio Savarese Feb. 02, 2021 12:01 AM EST

The Brazilian flag flies with the moon behind it during a protest against the government's response in combating COVID-19 and demanding the impeachment of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Bolsonaro win in Congress seen hindering impeachment drive

By Débora Álvares And Mauricio Savarese Feb. 01, 2021 09:33 PM EST