{"id":10354,"date":"2025-03-28T15:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=10354"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:01:24","slug":"brazils-prosecutor-general-declines-to-pursue-charges-against-bolsonaro-over-vaccine-record-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/brazils-prosecutor-general-declines-to-pursue-charges-against-bolsonaro-over-vaccine-record-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil&#8217;s Prosecutor General Declines to Pursue Charges Against Bolsonaro Over Vaccine Record Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\"><span class=\"tr-dateline\">BRASILIA<\/span><span class=\"tr-dl-sep\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/span>Brazil&#8217;s Chief Prosecutor Paulo Gonet opted against pursuing charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro regarding fraudulent vaccination records, requesting the Supreme Court to dismiss the case, a document revealed on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gonet indicated that he could not initiate charges against Bolsonaro solely based on claims stemming from a plea bargain arrangement with a former presidential assistant, asserting that further evidence was necessary to substantiate any allegations.<\/p>\n<p>A legal spokesperson for Mr. Bolsonaro did not promptly reply to a request for a statement. The ex-president has previously denied any misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>This action follows a decision made a day prior, when a Supreme Court panel voted to\u00a0<a class=\"bold1 mr5 tr-link tr-pnac tr-link-story-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/all?search=all%3AL2N3Q90OS&amp;linkedFromStory=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">put Bolsonaro on trial<\/a>\u00a0related to another matter, where he is accused of supposedly plotting to overturn the government after his defeat in the 2022 election.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Police of Brazil\u00a0<a class=\"bold1 mr5 tr-link tr-pnac tr-link-story-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/all?search=all%3AL2N3FX10Z&amp;linkedFromStory=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">formally charged<\/a>\u00a0Bolsonaro last year with deception in his vaccination records. Authorities stated that his former aide Mauro Cid illicitly procured COVID-19 vaccination documentation for Bolsonaro and his daughter Laura at the request of the then-president.<\/p>\n<p>The police revealed that the fraudulent certificates were issued \u201cto gain undue benefits linked to the circumvention of health regulations established during the pandemic period.<span class=\"tr-strong\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gonet contended in Thursday\u2019s ruling that allegations of fraud in vaccination records against Bolsonaro relied solely on Cid\u2019s plea bargain agreement.<\/p>\n<p>This plea-bargain arrangement is also connected to the charges related to the attempted coup against Bolsonaro, yet Mr. Gonet mentioned that he opted to press charges in that instance in February since additional evidence supported the claims.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gonet still needs to make a decision regarding another police investigation focusing on Mr. Bolsonaro, in which he is accused of misappropriating jewelry gifted by the Saudi state.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bolsonaro is prohibited by Brazil\u2019s Superior Electoral Court from seeking public office until 2030 due to his actions aimed at undermining the nation\u2019s electoral system. &#8211; <strong>Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bworldonline.com\/world\/2025\/03\/28\/662463\/brazil-prosecutor-general-decides-not-to-charge-bolsonaro-for-vaccine-records-fraud\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRASILIA\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Brazil&#8217;s Chief Prosecutor Paulo Gonet opted against pursuing charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro regarding fraudulent vaccination records, requesting the Supreme Court to dismiss the case, a document revealed on Thursday. Mr. Gonet indicated that he could not initiate charges against Bolsonaro solely based on claims stemming from a plea bargain arrangement with a former<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[1888],"class_list":["post-10354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy-and-markets","tag-return-a-list-of-comma-separated-tags-from-this-title-brazil-prosecutor-general-decides-not-to-charge-bolsonaro-for-vaccine-records-fraud"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Brazil&#039;s Prosecutor General Declines to Pursue Charges Against Bolsonaro Over Vaccine Record Allegations - WSJ-Crypto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/brazils-prosecutor-general-declines-to-pursue-charges-against-bolsonaro-over-vaccine-record-allegations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brazil&#039;s Prosecutor General Declines to Pursue Charges Against Bolsonaro Over Vaccine Record Allegations - WSJ-Crypto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BRASILIA\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Brazil&#8217;s Chief Prosecutor Paulo Gonet opted against pursuing charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro regarding fraudulent vaccination records, requesting the Supreme Court to dismiss the case, a document revealed on Thursday. 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