Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro indicted over alleged Covid-19 vaccination fraud

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Brazilian police will allege former president Jair Bolsonaro and others in his circle inserted false information into the public health database to make it appear as though they had received the Covid-19 vaccine.

Brazil's federal police say the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro inserted false Covid-19 vaccine information to enter the US.Brazil's prosecutor-general's office will have the final say as to whether charges in the Supreme Court will be filed against Bolsonaro.

They will allege Mr Bolsonaro also forged the vaccination data of his 12-year-old daughter and several others in his circle. During the pandemic, Mr Bolsonaro was one of the few world leaders railing against the vaccine, openly flouting health restrictions and encouraging society to follow his example.Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court votes to bar former president Jair Bolsonaro from public office until 2030 for his conduct during last year's fraught election.His administration ignored several emails from pharmaceutical company Pfizer offering to sell Brazil tens of millions of shots in 2020.

Brazil's top electoral court has already ruled Mr Bolsonaro ineligible until 2030, on the grounds that he abused his power during the 2022 campaign and cast unfounded doubts on the country's electronic voting system. Public transport has been 'failing' millions of Australians.

 

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