Coronavirus - latest measures

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 19 Mar 2020 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

As of today, the Ministry of Healthcare has announced that there are 428 coronavirus cases in Brazil, with suspected cases at 11, 278, dismissed cases at 1,841, and seven deaths from the virus. The Ibovespa closed at 69.389 +3.58 and the dollar stood at 5.1.

The business sector is mobilizing to fight the epidemic. In the past few days, government officials have been contacted by major companies that are offering logistical and financial support. In this sense, the president of the STF, Dias Toffoli, was contacted by companies that wish to participate in the effort to fight the epidemic. The productive sector is clearly concerned about the epidemic.

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