Because he was not vaccinated, Bolsonaro had to eat pizza on a New York sidewalk

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was pictured on Sunday, September 19, eating a piece of pizza while standing on a street in new York. According to the Brazilian press, He was not allowed to enter the facility because he was not vaccinated.

Bolsonaro, who was in the Big Apple for the United Nations General Assembly (UN), He decided to try one of New York’s iconic dishes. And while he was able to do it, it wasn’t as you might expect.

He and the other ministers who accompanied him on his trip had to eat outside the pizzeria they had been to. It is because, to enter it, you had to show the vaccination certificate with an identity document.

Bolsonaro defies New York and will go to UN Assembly unvaccinated

After having viralized the image of the Brazilian president, it is that the press deduced that he had not received the vaccine against the coronavirus. However, in principle, this did not imply greater concern for those present who celebrated, even when sharing the photo.

“Gastronomy in New York”the Minister of the Secretariat of the Presidency, Luiz Eduardo Ramos, joked on Twitter. “Let’s go for the Coca Cola Pizza “, also wrote, and via the social network Instagram, the Minister of Tourism, Gilson Machado.

On the other hand, the famous columnist Reinaldo Azevedo on the UOL news portal explained: “Bolsonaro likes to simulate simplicity and modesty in times like this (…), but it is not a matter of taste or choice, but an imposition of the law in force in New York“.

Regarding the rumors that have circulated about the inoculation of the President of Brazil, it was Bolsonaro himself who decided to dispel the doubts during a meeting he held, Monday, September 20, with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson.

“I haven’t been vaccinated yet,” he boasted with a laugh as Johnson recommended Britain’s AstraZeneca vaccine. New York mayor, Democrat de Blasio, did not like the attitude of Bolsonaro and came out to criticize him immediately.

“We need to send a message to all world leaders, including and especially to Bolsonaro, from Brazil, that anyone who wants to come must be vaccinated “, because “We should all be safe together”de Blasio told reporters.

Before your last comment, The mayor of New York had demanded that all members of delegations participating in the United Nations General Assembly which opens on Tuesday, be vaccinated.

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