The former Brazilian president's vaccination certificate against Covid-19 Jair Bolsonaro It is “wrong,” the Brazilian auditor stated this Thursday after an investigation into the alleged manipulation of his vaccination certificate.
The regulator has found discrepancies between records kept by the Health Ministry and other official bodies and Bolsonaro's vaccination records, which show he received a dose in Sao Paulo in July 2022.
“Regarding the vaccination that would have been carried out in Sao Paulo – the only entry that remains in the vaccination card of the former head of the executive branch – (…) the conclusion was that it was a fraud against the system. “ “The state anti-Covid-19 vaccination registry is in order,” said a statement from the Comptroller’s Office.
However, it was recommended that the case be archived “due to the lack of minimum information on the authorship of the events” after ensuring that many officials and health workers had access to the vaccination computer system and could change data.
The investigation, conducted in parallel with a federal police investigation, aimed to determine whether federal officials were involved in the forgery.
During the coronavirus pandemic, which claimed more than 700,000 lives in Brazil under Bolsonaro's presidency (2019-2022), right-wing extremists repeatedly questioned the effectiveness and usefulness of vaccines. He later admitted that he had not been vaccinated.
According to official documents, the federal police are investigating an alleged conspiracy to “enter false anti-Covid vaccination data in favor of the then President of the Republic, his daughter and close advisors.”
Bolsonaro testified about this case before federal police in Brasilia last May. His house was searched as part of the investigation. In that statement, the 68-year-old former president denied the allegations and accused authorities of trying to “manufacture a case” against him.
The goal would have been circumvent health restrictions Imposed by the United States, where Bolsonaro traveled with a delegation of family and advisers two days before the end of his term in December 2022 and where he stayed for three months.
Mauro Cid, his former aide and considered his right-hand man during the presidency, was detained as a precautionary measure in May 2023 on suspicion of “initiating” illegal actions in which subordinates also participated, doctor, lawyer and other military. Months later, he was released after a successful plea deal.