Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has won TIME’s 2021 Person of the Year reader poll. The controversial leader, who will stand for re-election in 2022, is confronting increased disapproval over his handling of the economy and faced widespread criticism by politicians, courts and public health experts for downplaying COVID-19’s severity and displaying skepticism around the vaccine. Of the more than 9 million votes cast for by readers for whom they think is the person or group who had the greatest influence on the year—for better or worse—Bolsonaro received 24% of the vote. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Most recently, Bolsonaro has come under fire from the Brazilian Supreme Court which ordered an official investigation over comments the president made on Oct.