The far-right politician said the contract that was signed with the pharmaceutical company did not cover the side effects of inoculation, including – and this is the bizarre part – people turning into crocodiles or women growing beards.
Just another normal day in the Bolsonaro household, it would seem.
To be honest, it has a precedent for this kind of skepticism about coronavirus. He described it as “a little flu” and said he would not have the vaccine, despite being responsible for the country’s huge vaccination program.
However, these comments are by far his strangest.
On Thursday, Bolsonaro said: “In the Pfizer contract it is very clear:” we are not responsible for any side effects. ” If you turn into a crocodile, that’s your problem.
“If you become superhuman, if a woman starts to grow a beard or if a man starts talking in an effeminate voice, they [Pfizer] it will have nothing to do with it. “
The vaccine is currently being tested in Brazil, but has already been approved for use in both the UK and the United States.
In launching his country’s vaccination campaign, Bolsonaro said it would be free for Brazilians to be immunized, but it would not be mandatory.
However, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that, although they would not force anyone to get vaccinated, it would be “mandatory”.
This means that people who refuse to receive the jab could face a fine or be banned from certain public spaces.
11 days agoIt remains to be seen whether they will impose the same rules on President Bolsonaro or not.
Brazil has struggled during the coronavirus pandemic, recording more than 7.1 million cases and about 185,000 deaths from a population of 212 million people.
President Bolsonaro said that once a vaccine is approved by their regulatory body, it will make it available to the public, not just him.
He explained: “It will be available to anyone who wants it. But I will not get vaccinated.”
“Some people say they set a bad example. But idiots, idiots who say that, tell them I’ve already caught the virus, I have antibodies, so why get vaccinated?”
Bolsonaro had the virus in July and recovered in three weeks. However, it is not clear how long the immunity lasts after having the virus and there have been cases of reinfection.