Brazil investigates Bolsonaro linking COVID vaccine and AIDS | Coronavirus pandemic News

President Bolsonaro said COVID-19 vaccines could increase the chance of getting AIDS.

The Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to investigate the allegations that COVID-19 vaccines could increase the chances of getting AIDS.

In a live broadcast on October 24, Bolsonaro said that “official reports from the UK government suggest that people who have been completely vaccinated … are developing the immunodeficiency syndrome that they have developed much faster than expected.”

Facebook and Instagram removed the video a few days later, saying it violated their rules. Bolsonaro was also temporarily suspended from Facebook and YouTube after his comments.

According to the United Nations Joint Program on HIV and AIDS, vaccines against COVID-19 approved by health regulations are safe for most people, including those living with HIV, a virus that causes immunodeficiency syndrome called AIDS.

The investigation ordered by Judge Alexandre de Moraes on Friday paves the way for the country’s attorney general, Augusto Aras, to investigate the indictment in a pandemic investigation by the Brazilian Senate.

In his ruling, Moraes said Bolsonaro “used the modus operandi of mass dissemination schemes on social media,” which calls for more research.

In October, a Senate inquiry committee, known in Portuguese as the CPI, found that Bolsonaro had committed nine crimes related to his spread. criticized including the management of the coronavirus pandemic crimes against humanity, and asked the Supreme Court to order an investigation.

Moraes implied that he will closely monitor the probe because the Supreme Court is not conducting its own investigation.

“In order to conduct the judicial review in an efficient and comprehensive manner, it is essential to submit documents showing the status of the case investigation,” Moraes said.

Bolsonaro says he has not been vaccinated, yes violating local health protocols he has complained that the pandemic has begun and that restrictions on the control of the coronavirus do more harm than good.

It first tested positive for COVID-19 in July 2020, after underestimating the severity of the virus for a month.

Brazil has reported more than 615,000 deaths as a result of COVID, behind the US.