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Rubio and Brazil's foreign minister to meet after election tension, source says
On Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira agreed to meet in the coming weeks after speaking at a G-20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta.
This rapprochement follows diplomatic discord regarding Brazil's delay in approving Trump's pick for ambassador and the decision to grant a visa to Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro after his election loss.
Tensions persist over the re-election of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula and the imprisonment of President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil for attempting to stay in power.
A Brazilian official downplayed the friction, stating, "We're clearly not politicizing the issue, as we haven't in other situations regarding Brazilian citizens who have fled to the US."
Both ministers committed to holding their next meeting before the G-20 leaders' summit in Miami this December, as the administration maintains it has no plans to support Bolsonaro's political ambitions.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira intend to meet in the coming weeks, reports Bloomberg with reference to sources.