US EditionUS Revokes Visa of Brazil Justice Minister in Bolsonaro Row
The US revoked Brazilian Justice Minister Lewandowski's visa amid tensions over Bolsonaro's trial, reflecting escalating diplomatic strains between the two nations, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told his Brasília cabinet that the United States revoked Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski's visa, calling it an "irresponsible gesture" and expressing solidarity.
- Earlier this month, President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on dozens of Brazilian imports, effective August 1, marking the highest US tariff rate to pressure Brazil over Bolsonaro's trial.
- Brazil said Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and other Supreme Court justices had their US visas revoked following intense lobbying by Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Jair Bolsonaro.
- In Tuesday's cabinet meeting President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva denounced attacks on Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski and Judge Alexandre de Moraes as infringements on Brazil's sovereignty and warned Brazil would not tolerate being treated as lesser by other countries amid strained Brazil–US relations.
- Former President Jair Bolsonaro faces trial this year for allegedly scheming a coup and remains under house arrest while awaiting a Supreme Court verdict expected early next month.
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US revokes visa of Brazil justice minister in Bolsonaro row
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that the United States had revoked the visa of Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, a move he termed "irresponsible."
·Paris, France
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Lula Calls the u.s. Decision to Revoke the Visa to the Brazilian Minister of Justice ‘Irresponsible’
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Tuesday that the U.S. government revoked the visa of Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, a decision he called “irresponsible.”
The American visa of the Minister of Justice of Brazil, Ricardo Lewandowski, has been revoked, said on Tuesday the Brazilian President Lula, fustigating an "irresponsible gesture" of the United States. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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