Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, reiterated that COVID-19 vaccinations will not be obligatory when they become available
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
“Many people want the vaccine to be applied in a coercive way, but there is no law that provides for that,” Bolsonaro said in a Facebook live chat with his supporters. “There is no way for the government - unless we live in a dictatorship - to force everyone to get vaccinated,” Mourão said in a radio interview.
In the 24 hours preceding Thursday afternoon, 43,773 new cases were reported in the country and there were 834 deaths from the virus.
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