# Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted over fake COVID certificate

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**Created:** [March 20, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jair-bolsonaro-has-been-indicted-over-fake-covid-certificate/999087 "2024-03-20T14:55:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jair-bolsonaro-has-been-indicted-over-fake-covid-certificate/999087/1 "2024-03-20T14:55:57Z")

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one-a right-wing former head of state who prompted a January uprising over a “rigged” election, is in legal trouble on a host of issues.

> **[Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro over fake COVID certificate](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/police-seek-charges-over-bolsonaros-fake-covid-certificate)**
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> Facing multiple probes, former president’s first indictment is for allegedly falsifying his vaccine record.