BRAZILIAN President Jair Bolsonaro said he was denied entry to the Santos versus Gremio football match because he did not have a Covid-19 vaccination certificate.

“Why the… vaccination passport? I just wanted to watch the Santos game, and they told me I have to be vaccinated. Why is that?” he asked reporters yesterday, adding that he has more antibodies than those who have received the vaccine, as quoted by Sputnik.

A video of his conversation with the press in Guaruja, Sao Paulo, was released by Metropoles yesterday.

Bolsonaro is currently on vacation in Sao Paulo, according to local media reports.

The Brazilian leader has expressed scepticism towards the Covid-19 vaccine and has not been inoculated. He contracted the coronavirus in July last year. After being in quarantine for a couple of weeks, the right-wing president – an ardent opponent of lockdowns who often defies mask-wearing rules – returned to work. – AFP, October 11, 2021.