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Protests in Brazil support President Bolsonaro in anti-vaccine stance Groups of protesters gathered in Brazil’s two biggest cities to demonstrate against any mandate for the taking of a Covid-19 vaccine, supporting a rejection campaign encouraged by President Bolsonaro
Small groups of protesters gathered in Brazil’s two biggest cities on Sunday to demonstrate against any mandate for the taking of a coronavirus vaccine, supporting a rejection campaign encouraged by President Jair Bolsonaro. People assembled in downtown Sao Paulo calling for the removal of Sao Paulo state Governor Joao Doria, who has said state residents will be required to take a vaccine, likely the one being developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac and the local Butantan Institute.
“Doria will fall!” the protestors chanted. “Out with Doria!” The CoronaVac, as it is being called, has been a prime target for skepticism from Jair Bolsonaro and others, with the president saying Brazilians will not be guinea pigs to the Chinese. The issue has become a talking point in mayoral and city council campaigns for elections later this month, and as most health professionals support vaccination, social media campaigns have raised questions about possible perils of vaccines. Demonstrators supporting Bolsonaro on the question also protested on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. A PoderData poll said this week the percentage of Brazilians who say they would take a coronavirus vaccine dropped to 63 in October from 85 four months earlier. The percentage rejecting the idea of taking a vaccine rose to 22 from eight in July.