Brazil's Unvaccinated President Angry at Missed Football Game
Brazil's president claimed Sunday that COVID-19 protocols at football matches had prevented him from attending a game.
Jair Bolsonaro said he had wanted to go to a Brazilian championship match in the city of Santos, but did not because he is not vaccinated.
"Why a vaccine passport? I wanted to watch Santos now and they said I needed to be vaccinated. Why should that be?" Bolsonaro told journalists near Santos.
Bolsonaro is currently under a Senate investigation for his handling of the pandemic. Brazil has surpassed 600,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, according to health ministry data.
Santos said Bolsonaro had not asked to attend the match, which saw Santos beat Gremio 1-0 at the Vila Belmiro Stadium.
Authorities this week allowed clubs to fill 30% of available seats in Brazilian championship games.
The protocol agreed by the Brazilian football confederation says all people inside stadiums must be vaccinated and recently tested.
Source: Associated Press
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