One of the few certainties Brazilians have these days is that, whenever possible, far-right president Jair Bolsonaro will make stupefying, anti-science, and borderline criminal statements.

On Thursday, October 21, it was no different. In a Facebook Live, the President claimed that those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 could develop AIDS.

“Another serious thing here, I’m just going to break the news, I’m not going to comment on it, I’ve talked about it in the past and I’ve caught a lot of heat for it,” he said. “Official reports from the U.K. government suggest that the fully vaccinated— who are the fully vaccinated? Those who after the second dose, 15 days after the first dose… are developing Immune Deficiency Syndrome much faster than anticipated.”

The video was soon deleted by Facebook —the first time a video of the president’s weekly live stream has been removed.

Full article at Latino Rebels’ website. Date of publication: 28/10/2021.