Fri Sep 24, 2021 – 4:40 pm EDT
NEW YORK (LifeSiteNews) — One foreign dignitary visiting the United States received a less-than hospitable reception in the Big Apple this week, as shown by a photo of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro eating a slice of pizza on a New York sidewalk because the city’s vaccination rules forbade him from entry.
Bolsonaro was in America for a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, the Daily Mail reports. A viral photo depicts him and his entourage enjoying an informal meal outside due to his lack of a vaccine passport as required by Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio’s rules for indoor establishments such as restaurants.
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil eating Pizza on a sidewalk in New York because he doesn’t have a vaccine passport to get into restaurants. pic.twitter.com/VP6qStGE5j
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While his official status is confidential, Bolsonaro says he is unvaccinated against COVID-19. He contracted the virus last year, describing it as a “little flu” and citing his past athletic experience for the mildness of his symptoms. A body of research indicates that post-infection immunity is actually more protective against reinfection than
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