Public schools in Brazil have started to reopen after more than a year and a half of empty classrooms as online instruction has been unavailable to many students who do not have internet access. 

Nevertheless, the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage. In Rio de Janeiro - a Delta variant hotspot - one teachers’ union is calling for closures once again. 

CGTN’s Lucrecia Franco reports. 

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