Bolsonaro's COVID-19 Vaccination Records Falsified, Investigation Reveals

The former Brazilian president was not in Sao Paulo on the date his records indicate he received the vaccine, and the listed vaccine lot was not available, according to the comptroller general's office.

• 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.

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