Overview

• Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro's COVID-19 vaccination records were found to be false following an investigation by the country's comptroller general's office.
• The records indicated that Bolsonaro received a vaccine dose in Sao Paulo in July 2021, however, the investigation revealed that Bolsonaro had left the city the day before and didn't return until three days later.
• The nurse listed in the records as having administered the vaccine denied doing so, and the vaccine lot listed was not available on the recorded date.
• Two other vaccine doses that would have been given to Bolsonaro were removed from his record even before the investigations began, indicating they were also fake.
• During his tenure, Bolsonaro was a COVID-19 skeptic who publicly opposed the vaccine, downplayed the importance of immunization and social distancing measures, and spread fears about the possible side effects of immunization.