Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had his home searched and phone seized by Brazil's Federal Police Wednesday in an investigation into alleged doctored vaccine cards.
was entered into the system between November 2021 and December 2022, enabling people with the fraudulent vaccine cards to meet entry requirements to the United States that were in place at the time.of Bolsonaro, his advisors and his family members were among those altered during the time that the former president was speaking out against the efficacy of the vaccine and publicly vowing not to receive the shot. His refusal sparked speculation he would not be able to attend the U.N.
, the investigation centers around"ideological agendas" that were meant to"sustain the discourse aimed at attacking the vaccine against COVID-19."BRAZILIAN JUDGE ORDERS POLICE TO QUESTION BOLSONARO OVER POST-INAUGURATION RIOTS "There was no adulteration on my part, it didn’t happen," Bolsonaro told reporters on Wednesday after the search of his home."I didn’t take the vaccine, period. I never denied that."
At the height of the controversy, Bolsonaro argued that hydroxychloroquine was treatment for COVID-19 and warned the country's residents that anyone who suffered side effects from getting vaccinated would have no legal recourse against Pfizer. The former president also attempted to link the vaccine to AIDS, comments that prompted an investigation by Brazil’s top court.
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