India and Brazil: Countries That Let the Virus Run Rampant Are A Threat to the World
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Highly contagious coronavirus mutants have emerged in India and Brazil that are spreading around the world․ If their advance isn't stopped, the virus might evolve – and we could then be facing a new pandemic with vaccine-resistant mutants․

A Dangerous Divide: The Growing Debate over the Suspension of Vaccine Patents
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The U․S․ no longer want to enforce patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, but critics argue that this will do little to improve the lack of access in the developing world․ Some are calling for much more ambitious solutions․

Socialist Utopia: A City in Brazil Experiments with the Unconditional Basic Income
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Like an island surrounded by the Brazil of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, the city of Maricá is testing a leftist totem: the unconditional basic income․ It has proven its worth in the corona crisis․

Brazil's Favela Tech Boom: Young People from Poor Neighborhoods Set Out To Conquer Digital World
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Until recently, residents of poor neighborhoods in Brazil had little access to the digital world․ But young people are now finding ways to earn money and recognition, while at the same time escaping their reality in the virtual world․

The Dystopia of São Paulo Holds the Key To Brazil's Transformation
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São Paulo is a symbol of inequality․ The wealthy enjoy incredible luxury while the poor are left huddling beneath highway overpasses․ A portrait of the dystopian New York of the south․

Brazil Has High Hopes for a New Strain of Wheat
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A new wheat variety in Brazil thrives in high heat and arid climates․ The country hopes it will not only lead the country to self-reliance, but also make it a major contributor to the global supply․

Bolsonaro Seeks Re-election: A Vote for the Future of Brazil
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With the election in Brazil approaching, public opinion polls indicate that incumbent Jair Bolsonaro could lose․ But if he does, will he go quietly? Many in the country fear a replay of the violence seen in the United States when Donald Trump lost․

Bolsonaro's Gun-Club Friends: Brazil Bracing for Possible Election Unrest
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Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have obtained guns in recent years․ Will they plunge the country into chaos if he loses his re-election campaign?

The Fight for the Amazon: Ongoing Deforestation in Brazil a Huge Challenge for Lula and the World
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The Brazilian state of Acre in the Amazon rainforest region was once considered a model of environmentalism․ Under Bolsonaro, though, deforestation accelerated․ Can the country's new president get things back on track?

Bolsonaro's Mob: The Predictable Attack on Brazil's Democracy
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Radical followers of Brazil's ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the government district of Brasilía on Sunday․ It was entirely predictable, and raises serious questions about the country's security forces․