Four from Brazilian President Bolsonaro's inner circle test Covid positive: Two accompanied him at UNGA

Several members of his delegation who accompanied him to the UN and sat in high-level meetings have tested positive for Covid-19.

Days after the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) several members who accompanied him to the annual gathering have tested positive for Covid-19. The Brazilian President, who has repeatedly said no to getting vaccinated, attended and addressed the UNGA as the first speaker when the meeting kicked off last week.

As Biolsonaro defended his government's poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, he himself flouted the requirement for all attendees to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Infected with the virus last year, he has said several times over the last weeks that he remains unvaccinated and that getting a shot is a personal, medical decision.