As Restaurants Deny Entry, Unvaccinated Brazil President Bolsonaro Forced To Eat Pizza On New York Street

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro, a vocal vaccine skeptic, was forced to eat pizza on New York sidewalk as city restaurants do not allow entry to unvaccinated individuals.

Bolsonaro is in New York for United Nations General Assembly. The notorious far-right leader remains unvaccinated, however, insisting he still has antibodies from a Covid infection last year.

Jantar de luxo em NYC. @jairbolsonaro @gilsonmachadont @mqueiroga2 @andersongtorres pic.twitter.com/SVQuFZXHGY

¡ª Ministro Luiz Ramos (@MinLuizRamos) September 20, 2021

Two Cabinet ministers in his delegation posted a photo in which Bolsonaro and his aides could be seen munching on slices of Pizza on Sunday night.

Bolsonaro's supporters praised the casual "simplicity" of their leader happy to eat pizza on the street near the Manhattan hotel where he is staying, Reuters reported.

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Asked by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a meeting on Monday whether he had been vaccinated, Bolsonaro replied: "No. Not yet."

The UN has permitted unvaccinated delegates to attend the General Assembly, which started on Tuesday with a speech from the Brazilian president. However, on Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed Bolsonaro for attending regardless.

De Blasio urged world leaders, "including most notably Bolsonaro from Brazil," to get vaccinated before attending the UN gathering in the city.

@jairbolsonaro get vaccinated: https://t.co/cNSZQVMkQr

¡ª Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) September 22, 2021

"If you don't want to be vaccinated, don't bother coming," de Blasio said at a news conference.

In August, New York City mandated proof of coronavirus vaccination for people to enter certain indoor businesses including all indoor restaurants, entertainment venues and gyms.

The program, which de Blasio dubbed the ¡°Key to NYC Pass,¡± made New York the first major US city to create such a mandate.