Claudia Webbe is the MP for Leicester East and Vice-Chair of the Brazil Solidarity Initiative.
Brazil’s mass protests against Bolsonaro and the far-right show that the country is at a tipping point. Our international solidarity is vital for those fighting for social progress, democracy and public health writes Claudia Webbe, UK Member of Parliament. By Claudia Webbe MP Growing dissatisfaction with far-right Jair Bolsonaro’s record as President of Brazil – […]
By Claudia Webbe MP At the end of last week, Brazil passed two devastating landmarks with regards to the Coronavirus pandemic. On the same day as the official death figures from Covid-19 passed 251,000 (this is the second highest in the world despite many people suggesting this total under-estimates the real figure) the largest country […]
By Claudia Webbe MP At the time of writing (August 26), Brazil has the second most cases (3,622,861) and deaths (115,309) from Coronavirus in the world. Many health experts believe these already horrendous figures are a massive under-reporting of the real situation. Despite this devastation, Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has continually taken an extreme […]
By Claudia Webbe MP As of June 20 it was reported that Brazil had seen 49,090 deaths from Covid-19, with 1,038,568 cases. This horrific number means Brazil now has the second highest death toll and the second highest number of cases in the world from COVID-19 behind the USA. Brazil has some 210 million inhabitants […]