Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro allegedly falsified more than a dozen Covid-19 vaccination records for himself, his daughter, and several individuals close to him, according to an indictment by Brazil’s federal police. Bolsonaro is accused of entering the false vaccination records into Brazil’s public-health database in order to travel to the United States in December 2022.
Bolsonaro has not been arrested, and Brazil’s prosecutor-general will determine if he will be charged based on the indictment. Bolsonaro was banned from running for office until 2030, and is facing multiple investigations after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva defeated him in the 2022 Brazilian presidential election.
Brazilian politician Rogério Correia responded to the indictment, stating on X, “He just needed to go to the health center, present his vaccination card and give his arm to receive the needle, but coward that he is, he preferred to FAKE the proof and flee to the USA ✅ BOLSONARO ARRESTED TOMORROW”
