US EditionBrazil’s health minister skips trip to UN assembly due to visa limitations from Trump administration
Brazil claims U.S. visa mobility limits breach U.N. charter articles ensuring free movement for officials, raising concerns about future restrictions on delegates, Brazil's letter to U.N. states.
- Brazil protested the U.S. government’s visa restrictions on Health Minister Alexandre Padilha at the 2025 UN General Assembly in New York.
- The U.S. limited Padilha's movement to five blocks around his hotel and the UN headquarters, a measure Brazil says violates UN agreements and diplomatic norms.
- This immigration restriction reflects broader political tensions, including U.S. sanctions on Brazilian officials and disagreements over former President Bolsonaro's trial and trade tariffs.
- Padilha said Brazil's international activities would continue despite restrictions, and President Lula affirmed openness to negotiation but said democracy and sovereignty remain non-negotiable.
- The visa limitation not only disrupted Brazil's participation at the UN but raised questions about diplomatic reciprocity and may deepen U.S.-Brazil tensions amid existing conflicts.
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Brazil’s health minister skips trip to UN assembly due to visa limitations from Trump administration
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's health minister said on Friday he will not attend the United Nations' General Assembly in New York next week because the United States…
The U.S. Government granted you the visa on Friday, but imposed restrictions that would only allow you to move between the airport, hotel and United Nations headquarters.
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Brazil's health minister skips trip to UN assembly due to visa limitations from Trump administration
Brazil’s health minister says he will not attend the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York next week because the United States government gave him “an unacceptable visa” with mobility restrictions within the country.
U.S. Imposes Manhattan Travel Ban on Brazil’s Health Minister, Echoing Restrictions on Iran
In New York for the UN General Assembly, Brazil’s Health Minister Alexandre Padilha won a diplomatic visa—but only on one condition: he may travel no more than five blocks from his hotel to the UN headquarters and Brazilian Mission. This tight perimeter mirrors restrictions long imposed on Iranian, Cuban, Syrian and other “hostile” delegations, who […]
After the United States government imposed restrictions on his mobility in the country, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha announced this Friday that he had canceled his participation in the Brazilian delegation traveling this Sunday (22) to New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UN). As a result, the minister will no longer participate in the activities of the Brazilian delegation led by President Luiz Inácio […] The post Under pressu…
"It is restrictions that have no wear, injustice, absurdness," said Mauro Vieira, at a press conference in Brazil next to the EU diplomat, Kaja Kallas, referring to the participation of the Brazilian Health Minister, Alexandre Padilla, in the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Mauro Vieira also said that he had already requested the "interference" of the Secretary-General "joining the country". "We have addressed the issue on avai…
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