Brazil denies visas to US officials over alleged election interference
Brazilian diplomats say the U.S. mission would question election integrity as 2 senior State Department officials prepare to travel.
- On Friday, Brazil denied visas for Assistant Secretary Riley M. Barnes and Deputy Assistant Secretary Samuel Samson, two U.S. State Department officials planning to question the country's electoral system ahead of the October 4 presidential election.
- Brazilian officials vowed to block the delegation, characterizing the visit as an American 'ploy' that was 'completely incompatible with Brazilian democracy,' while the U.S. State Department rejected such claims as a 'baseless lie.'
- The planned trip intended to discuss 'election integrity' with local authorities, though Brazilian sources alleged the goal was to meet with electoral skeptics and produce a report delegitimizing the electronic voting system.
- Deteriorating diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Brazil have been exacerbated by President Donald Trump's administration imposing tariffs on Brazilian exports and designating major drug-trafficking groups as terrorist organizations, moves the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva labeled political interference.
- Recent polling data shows President Lula maintaining a lead over opposition Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and a Trump ally, ahead of the October 4 presidential election.
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Brazil denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials over election interference concerns
Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that it denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials who had sought to travel to the country the following week. The denial marks the latest point of tension between the two countries. The move became public after The Washington Post reported that the Brazilian government said the officials wanted to cast doubt on Brazil’s upcoming October elections. The officials were identified as Riley M. Barnes,…
Brazil denies visas to US officials amid election tensions
SAO PAULO — Brazil has denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials who planned to visit the country ahead of October's presidential election.Brazil's Foreign Ministry confirmed Saturday that visa requests submitted by Assistant Secretary Riley M. Barnes and Deputy Assistant Secretary Samuel Samson were rejected on Friday after the officials sought permission to travel to Brazil from July 27 to 30.The ministry did not publicly explain the…
They fear that they might also try to influence the October election, as the family of the Brazilian president's opponent has close ties to the Trump administration.
Brazilian officials say US seeks to shape election
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil denied visa requests for two officials in President Donald Trump's administration who planned to travel to the country to cast doubt on the integrity of its electoral system, two Brazilian officials with knowledge of the matter…
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insidepolitic.co.zaBrazil denies entry to Trump officials ahead of elections
Brazil rejected visas for two planned US envoys, alleging that Washington was seeking to shape Brazil's upcoming presidential election. The development adds to a deepening political tension between Brazil and the US.
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