Latin America's most populous country now has over 1 million infections and more than 50,000 COVID-19 deaths. But President Jair Bolsonaro continues to dismiss the outbreak, and has protested local lockdown measures. The rate of infections continues to grow, threatening indigenous communities in the Amazon, with many accusing the government of genocide.

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Teresa Bo, Al Jazeera journalist covering Latin America.

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Latin America's most populous country now has over 1 million infections and more than 50,000 COVID-19 deaths. But President Jair Bolsonaro continues to dismiss the outbreak, and has protested local lockdown measures. The rate of infections continues to grow, threatening indigenous communities in the Amazon, with many accusing the government of genocide.In this episode:<a href="https://twitter.com/TeresaBo" target="_blank">Teresa Bo</a>, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/teresa-bo.html" target="_blank">Al Jazeera journalist</a> covering Latin America.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/protests-target-bolsonaro-brazil-worst-coronavirus-week-200629061047835.html" target="_blank">Protests target Bolsonaro after Brazil's worst coronavirus week</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/pictures-covid-19-ravages-amazon-river-communities-brazil-200630053303809.html" target="_blank">In Pictures: COVID-19 ravages Amazon river communities in Brazil</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/covid-19-spreading-fast-brazils-indigenous-tribes-200612174137597.html" target="_blank">COVID-19 spreading fast among Brazil's Indigenous tribes</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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