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Health

Brazil federal police accuse Bolsonaro of COVID-linked scaremongering

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures after a ride on a motorbike in a motorcade rally with his supporters amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Brasilia, Brazil, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Brazil's federal police on Wednesday accused President Jair Bolsonaro of discouraging mask use during the pandemic and falsely suggesting that people who got vaccinated against COVID-19 ran the risk of contracting AIDS.

In a document sent to Brazil's Supreme Court, a police delegate said Bolsonaro's effort to discourage compliance with pandemic-linked health measures amounted to a crime, while his effort to link AIDS with vaccination amounted to a misdemeanor.

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