Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello had announced the purchase Tuesday in a meeting with Sao Paulo Gov. Joo Doria, a foe of Bolsonaro's whose state is participating in the vaccine's development through its Butantan Institute.

The Brazilian Health Ministry reported that the death toll now stands at 150,198.

Manaus Mayor Arthur Virgilio blamed right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, who has minimized the gravity of the pandemic, for encouraging a return to normal life and work instead of waiting for a vaccine to be developed.

The federal government is being urged to halt trade talks with Brazil after another summer of record-breaking fires in the Amazon rainforest.

Bolsonaro has said, ``No one can force anyone to get a vaccine," adding his opposition to administering vaccines that are yet to be proven on Brazilian soil.

The comments come after the government earmarked millions of dollars for the purchase and future production of vaccinations.

To track the regional and national networks that drive environmental crime across the Amazon, researchers have teamed up with Interpol, InSight Crime and several other partners,

The nation has now registered 120,828 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus and 3,862,311 confirmed cases.

There are, however, small signs the worst may be over for the current outbreak in Brazil, with the Health Ministry saying that the spread of coronavirus could be about to slow.

The region has reported an average of more than 86,000 daily infections of the new coronavirus in the last seven days.