Since then, the cartoon character has become a household name, famed as the pale public face of inoculation against illnesses including diphtheria, measles, tuberculosis and whooping cough.
When the coronavirus pandemic reached Brazilian shores last February, Zé Gotinha was again summoned to the front-line despite the country having, in Jair Bolsonaro, a president who openly opposes vaccination. âIâm not getting vaccinated, full-stop,â Bolsonaro bragged last December as Brazilâs Covid death toll hit 182,000. âIf it puts my life at risk, thatâs my problem.â
In recent weeks, however, as Brazilâs crisis has deepened and the death toll soared to nearly 280,000, Zé has vanished. The last known sighting of the 35-year-old cartoon was in mid-December when he was filmed refusing to shake Bolsonaroâs hand at a health ministry event.
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