Brazil's top court tosses out probe into Bolsonaro's vaccine records


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  • Saturday, 29 Mar 2025

FILE PHOTO: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday tossed out a probe into whether former President Jair Bolsonaro forged vaccine records, a court decision seen by Reuters showed.

Moraes' ruling came after Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet earlier this week decided not to charge Bolsonaro with fraud, saying he could not press charges based only on allegations from a plea-bargain deal made with a former presidential aide.

(Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Editing by Kylie Madry)

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