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Brazil still waiting for visas to attend UN General Assembly
Brazilian officials are still waiting for US authorities to approve their visas to attend the upcoming 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, particularly after the Palestinian delegation was denied entry documents.
Brazilian officials yet to receive US visas for UN assembly
BRASILIA: Brazilian officials have yet to receive visas to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, the foreign ministry said Monday, as trade and diplomatic ties with Washington remain strained. The trial and conviction of Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro angered his ally Donald Trump, the US president who has already slapped a 50-percent tariff
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The meeting begins on September 23 in New York, headquarters of the supranational organization and Brazil recalls that its founding treaty of 1947 obliges the United States as host country to accept the entry of delegations. From the Brazilian Ministry they have indicated that "we cannot expect it not to do so" and has recalled that otherwise "legal actions" can be taken, according to the newspaper 'Folha de Sao Paulo'.
Relations between the countries are strained due to the criminal prosecution and conviction of Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.
Itamaraty awaits release of US visas for Brazilian delegation to go to the UN - Global Happenings
United Nations General Assembly occurs from September 22 to 26; President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the opening of the meeting, on September 23rd Timothy A. Clary / AFPTraditionally, the president of Brazil opens the official speeches of the UN Annual Assemblies The Brazilian government is still awaiting the release of visas for part of the delegation that goes to New Yorkus United States (US), participate in the 80th General Assembly…
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