Anger as Jair Bolsonaro to allow unvaccinated visitors into Brazil
by Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent from on (#5STCZ)
There are fears the decision will reverse the gains made by a successful vaccination campaign
The Brazilian government has been accused of seeking to turn the South American country into a haven for unvaccinated tourists after it shunned calls - including from its own health regulator - to demand proof of vaccination from visitors.
The decision - announced on Tuesday by the health minister, Marcelo Queiroga - sparked anger in a nation that has lost more than 615,000 lives to a Covid outbreak the president, Jair Bolsonaro, stands accused of catastrophically mishandling.
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