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Local News: Bolsonaro Approval rating Inches Lower Despite Covid Aid

BRAZIL
  • President Bolsonaro's approval rating inched lower even as his government launched a new round of modest cash handouts to help Brazil's poor cope with the pandemic, according the latest opinion poll.
    • The far-right president was approved by 24% of respondents in a survey published by Exame/Ideia Friday, compared with 25% in April. His disapproval rate fell marginally to 52% from a record-high of 54% a month ago. The changes were within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. (BBG)
  • Health Ministry expects to sing contract with Pfizer's to acquire 100m doses this week, Brazil's Deputy Health Minister Rodrigo Cruz said at a press conference in Brasilia. (BBG)
  • Several justices from Brazil's Supreme Court say a ruling last year that banned police raids into Rio de Janeiro favelas, or slums, must now be reviewed after one of the city's deadliest police operations. (AP)

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