Jair Bolsonaro Indicted On COVID Vax Fraud Charges

The BBC reports:

Brazilian police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of fraud relating to his Covid vaccination records, paving the way for possible criminal charges in the Supreme Court. His health records say he received the vaccine in Sao Paulo in 2021. But an investigation later found he was not in the city at the time.

Mr Bolsonaro, a Covid sceptic who publicly vowed never to have the vaccine, has denied any knowledge of records being tampered with. Almost 700,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Brazil.

The federal police accuse Mr Bolsonaro – who regularly downplayed the severity of the virus – and eight other people of plotting to issue “false certificates to obtain undue advantages” during the pandemic. Vaccination was an entry requirement for many countries, including the US.

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Brazilian police have accused former president Jair Bolsonaro of fraud and criminal association, authorities said Tuesday, alleging that he colluded with others to fabricate his vaccination card shortly before entering the United States in late 2022. https://t.co/Lzue1iWf5P

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