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FILE - In this May 17, 2019 file photo, Brazil's rainforest activist Chief Raoni Metuktire attends a march for climate in Brussels. The 90-year-old leader who has become a symbol of the fight for Indigenous rights and preservation of the Amazon rainforest has been hospitalized, his institute and a relative confirmed Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Indigenous leader Raoni recovers from illness in Brazil

By DANIEL CARVALHO - Associated Press

A man covers his nose with his shirt, left, as Luis Negron, a Miami Beach code compliance officer, right, talks to him about wearing a protective face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, July 24, 2020, on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla. Masks are mandated both indoors and outdoors in Miami Beach. People found not wearing a mask are subject to a civil fine of $50. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The Latest: Ga. Democratic Senate candidate’s wife has virus

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who is infected with COVID-19, wears a protective face mask as he talks with supporters during a Brazilian flag retreat ceremony outside his official residence the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, July 24, 2020. Bolsonaro has tested positive for the new coronavirus for the third time, following his July 7 announcement that he had COVID-19, the Brazilian government confirmed. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus

By DANIEL CARVALHO - Associated Press

Shacks fill the Jardim Julieta squatter camp in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, July 23, 2020. The coronavirus had just hit the city when this parking lot for trucks became a favela, with dozens of shacks. Since the first wave of residents in mid-March, hundreds of families joined, with most having been evicted during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Thousands of families evicted in Sao Paulo amid pandemic

By TATIANA POLLASTRI and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

This combination photo shows U.S. President Donald J. Trump, from left, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. The countries atop the rankings of COVID-19 deaths globally are led by populist, mold-breaking leaders. But when it comes to battling a new disease like COVID-19, the disruptive policies of populists are faring poorly compared to more resilient liberal democratic models in countries like Germany, France and Iceland in Europe, or South Korea or Japan in Asia. (AP Photo)

In struggle against pandemic, populist leaders fare poorly

By JOHN DANISZEWSKI - Associated Press

Residents of the Maria Joaquina &quot;Quilombo&quot; wait for the distribution of donated food, kits of cleaning products and protective face masks, amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in Cabo Frio, in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 12, 2020. The Maria Joaquina &quot;Quilombo&quot; is one of many Brazilian settlements comprised of descendants from runaway slaves. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

AP Photos: COVID adds to challenges for Brazil’s quilombos

By MARCELO DE SOUSA and LUCAS DUMPRHEYS - Associated Press

Mariachis, some wearing protective face masks, wait for clients in Plaza Garibaldi, where residents come to hire mariachis for events and parties, in Mexico City, Friday, July 17, 2020. With large gatherings cancelled and concerns over singing inside closed spaces, work has plummeted for the hundreds of Mariachis based in Plaza Garibaldi. Those lucky enough to get occasional work say they are playing for small celebrations at home, such as birthdays or proposals, as well as at wakes for the deceased. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The Latest: Global death toll for pandemic now above 600,000

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Remote region of Brazil’s Amazon counts 1st deaths by virus

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2019 file photo, logs are stacked at a lumber mill surrounded by recently charred and deforested fields near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil. Dozens of Brazilian corporations are calling for a crackdown on illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest, expressing their concerns in a letter Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to the vice president, who heads the government's council on that region. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Bolsonaro imposes 4-month ban on fires to preserve Amazon

By MARCELO DE SOUSA - Associated Press

Darick Caverni and his wife Michelle watch as cemetery workers in protective clothing lower the coffin that contain the remains of his 88-year-old aunt Wilma Caverni, who died of the new coronavirus, at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Brazil is nearing 2 million cases of COVID-19 and 75,000 deaths. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil tops 2 million coronavirus cases, with 76,000 dead

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DAVID BILLER - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, second right, ascends a flight of steps inside the official residence Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, July 10, 2020. Bolsonaro, 65, announced that he is infected with the new coronavirus on Tuesday and is using it to publicly extol hydroxychloroquine, the unproven malaria drug that he’s been promoting as a treatment for COVID-19, and now takes himself. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

As virus spreads, Bolsonaro ties with military under strain

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and MARCELO de SOUSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2019 file photo, logs are stacked at a lumber mill surrounded by recently charred and deforested fields near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil. Dozens of Brazilian corporations are calling for a crackdown on illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest, expressing their concerns in a letter Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to the vice president, who heads the government's council on that region. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazil sacks official after soaring June deforestation data

By DAVID BILLER and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, second right, ascends a flight of steps inside the official residence Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, July 10, 2020. Bolsonaro, 65, announced that he is infected with the new coronavirus on Tuesday and is using it to publicly extol hydroxychloroquine, the unproven malaria drug that he’s been promoting as a treatment for COVID-19, and now takes himself. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Video calls, separate bedrooms: Bolsonaro’s first COVID week

By DANIEL CARVALHO - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, second right, ascends a flight of steps inside the official residence Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, July 10, 2020. Bolsonaro, 65, announced that he is infected with the new coronavirus on Tuesday and is using it to publicly extol hydroxychloroquine, the unproven malaria drug that he’s been promoting as a treatment for COVID-19, and now takes himself. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro picks pastor as latest education minister

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Natalia Afonso, 27, an international student from Brazil at Brooklyn College, sits on a stoop outside her home during an interview, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in New York. Afonso, who is studying teaching education and finished her first semester this spring, said she has lived in the U.S. for 7 years and &quot;I don't see myself moving back to Brazil at this point. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and HILARY POWELL - Associated Press

Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez, wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, waves during a procession Corpus Christi, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, June 11, 2020. Anez has announced on Thursday, July 9, 2020, that she has tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivian president has COVID-19 as virus hits region’s elite

By PAOLA FLORES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2019 file photo, logs are stacked at a lumber mill surrounded by recently charred and deforested fields near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil. Dozens of Brazilian corporations are calling for a crackdown on illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest, expressing their concerns in a letter Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to the vice president, who heads the government's council on that region. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazil asks investment firms to adopt protected Amazon areas

By MARCELO DE SOUSA and DAVID BILLER - Associated Press

An evangelical pastor prays for Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who said he tested positive for COVID-19, outside Alvorada Palace, the president's official residence in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Bolsonaro now ‘poster boy’ for dubious COVID-19 treatment

By DAVID BILLER and MARCELO DE SOUSA and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 25, 2020, file photo, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic, stands among supporters as he leaves his official residence of Alvorada palace in Brasilia, Brazil. Bolsonaro said Tuesday, July 7, he tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus's severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil’s president, infected with virus, touts malaria drug

By MARCELO DE SOUSA and DAVID BILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 25, 2020, file photo, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic, stands among supporters as he leaves his official residence of Alvorada palace in Brasilia, Brazil. Bolsonaro said Tuesday, July 7, he tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus's severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Bolsonaro becomes ‘poster boy’ for unproven virus treatment

By DAVID BILLER and MARCELO DE SOUSA and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press