Federal police in Brazil have recommended that former president Jair Bolsonaro face criminal charges over claims he faked Covid-19 vaccine certificates, in what would mark the first formal indictment against the rightwing ex-leader.
Police also accused Bolsonaro of “criminal association”, or conspiracy, in a report released on Tuesday. The attorney-general must now decide whether to pursue the case.
“The evidence collected throughout this investigation demonstrates that Jair Messias Bolsonaro acted knowingly and willingly, determining that his chief of staff should mediate the insertion of false Covid-19 vaccination data into the Ministry of Health’s systems for the benefit of himself and his daughter,” said the police report.