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Brazilians protest in Rio de Janeiro against President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic. IMAGES
Sao Paulo, Jul 14 (EFE).- Physicians at Sao Paulo's Vila Nova Star Hospital were considering Wednesday whether to perform emergency surgery on President Jair Bolsonaro to address an intestinal blockage, the Brazilian government said.The 66-year-old head of state was taken before dawn Wednesday to the military hospital in Brasilia suffering from abdominal pain and recurring spells of hiccups that began last week. (Camera: WALLACE CARVALHO). SHOT LIST: AN AMBULANCE TRANSFERS THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL, JAIR BOLSONARO, TO THE VILA NOVA STAR HOSPITAL, IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL.
With the second-highest COVID-19 death toll in the world, Brazil is experiencing a huge surge in new cases. Nevertheless, Business Insider reports the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, says he has no plans to take Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine against the virus. Bolsonaro has already had COVID-19 and says he is now immune. He called those who criticize his refusal to be vaccinated 'idiots' and 'imbeciles. Thursday, Bolsonaro suggested that the vaccine could produce bizarre side-effects, such as women growing beards or men speaking in effeminate voices. In the Pfizer contract, it's very clear. 'We're not responsible for any side effects.' If you turn into a crocodile, that's your problem. Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil
Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate in the streets of Brasilia to show their support for the Brazilian president, who is still in quarantine because he tested positive for Covid-19. IMAGES
Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro undergoes a medical check-up at the Sao Paulo hospital that treated him after a knife-stabbing assassination attempt during the election campaign in September. IMAGES