US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa, official says, as diplomatic tensions escalate
Summary
The US has canceled the visa of Brazil's ambassador to Washington as relations between the two countries worsen. This move follows Brazil’s refusal to grant visas to two US officials who planned to visit Brazil, with tensions rising ahead of Brazil's elections.Key Facts
- The US revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States.
- Brazil denied visas to two US State Department officials planned to visit in late July.
- Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva accused the US officials of trying to interfere in Brazil’s elections.
- The US called Brazil’s accusation “baseless.”
- The visa cancellation does not mean the Brazilian ambassador must leave the US.
- Brazil blocked US officials Riley M Barnes and Samuel Samson, who oversee democracy and human rights issues.
- Brazil also delayed approval of President Donald Trump’s chosen US ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Perez.
- Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court says the country’s electronic voting system is secure and refutes claims of fraud made by Flávio Bolsonaro.
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