Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was the subject of a search-and-seizure operation carried out by federal police this Wednesday morning at his home, a condominium in Brasilia, denied that he tampered with his Covid-19 vaccine bulletin in order to be able to enter the US , where he went the day before the end of his mandate, last December.
In brief press statements, as he left the residence following the police action, Bolsonaro, a fanatical denier who fought coronavirus vaccinations in Brazil, said he was surprised by the operation and confirmed that he had never made a coronavirus vaccine.
“There are no falsifications on my part. I have not been vaccinated (against Covid-19). And this is final. (Michelle Bolsonaro, wife of the former president) got vaccinated, went to Jansen, and to the USA, in 2021. And my daughter (Laura Bolsonaro, 12 years old) who is in charge of her was also not vaccinated. “For this reason, I am surprised by the actions of the police here at home,” Jair Bolsonaro told reporters who have been covering the police activities in his house since dawn.
According to an investigation by the Federal Police and the Federal Public Ministry, Jair Bolsonaro’s vaccination bulletin, which he placed as a secret for 100 years, canceled by the new government, indicates that he was vaccinated against Covid-19 on July 19, 2021. .
Always, according to the official investigation, the vaccination data of Bolsonaro, his family and several advisers were fraudulently entered into the national immunization system of the Ministry of Health in order to allow the then President of Brazil to enter the US, which required proof of this vaccination. allow foreigners to enter the country.
In addition to the search and seizure of the ex-president’s home, the Federal Police arrested six people very close to him at dawn this Wednesday, including Army active-duty lieutenant colonel Mauro Cid Barbosa, top aide in a four-year presidential term.
Bolsonaro and the six detainees are accused of violating preventive health measures, fraudulently entering data into the public system, conspiracy and child molestation, the latest charge being that the former ruler’s daughter is a minor.
Federal police confiscated Bolsonaro’s mobile phone, and although he initially refused to provide the password, he eventually gave it to agents. The former president was summoned this Wednesday to the headquarters of the federal police in Brasilia for questioning, but when he left the house he denied contacting the police and said he was on his way to the headquarters of his party, the Liberal Party. meet with allies and supporters.
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This Correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal
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