Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro walked into office with seemingly invulnerable approval ratings. His re-election in 2022 seemed all but guaranteed, no matter what he did or said. Despite contracting and recovering from the coronavirus in 2020, for example, Bolsonaro has been publicly skeptical of vaccination. He had these choice words for the Pfizer option: “There in the Pfizer contract, it is very clear that we (Pfizer) are not responsible for any side effect... If you turn into an alligator, it’s your problem.”
