Court rules Covid-19 vaccination will be mandatory in Brazil
But Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said ‘Nobody can force anybody to take the vaccine,’ after the court’s decision
18 December 2020 - 15:36
All Brazilians are required to be vaccinated against Covid-19 under the penalty of being banned from certain public activities and spaces, the country’s top court has decided.
Ten justices of the 11-member court backed the mandatory inoculation with only one vote against in a virtual session held Thursday. The ruling is a blow to President Jair Bolsonaro, who has said he would not get a vaccine and nobody should be forced to...
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