Brazil president denied entry to football match after refusing COVID-19 vaccine

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he was denied entry to the Santos vs Gremio match on Sunday.

Report informs, citing foreign media, that Bolsonaro questioned why he needed to be vaccinated - a stance in line with his scepticism toward immunisation shots.

Bolsonaro has been spending time in Sao Paulo while on vacation, and he was previously fined for not wearing a mask in an area where facial coverings are required.

"I just wanted to watch the Santos match and I was told I had to be vaccinated, why? I have more antibodies than whoever took the vaccines," Bolsonaro said.

Bolsonaro is widely known for his anti-vaccination and anti-social isolation stances during the pandemic - even as Brazil has passed the 600,000 COVID deaths' mark.