The United States revokes the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington following a diplomatic dispute between the two countries, according to multiple reports citing a senior US State Department official. The US action comes after Brazil delays or refuses to provide formal diplomatic approval for the Trump administration’s appointed ambassador to Brasilia and denies visas to US diplomats. The US official says the decision does not amount to expelling Brazil’s ambassador from the United States, describing it instead as a visa revocation tied to reciprocal diplomatic treatment.
The reports describe the move as part of renewed tensions between the Trump administration and Brazil’s government led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bloomberg and other outlets characterize the dispute as linked to the timing of Brazil’s approval process for Washington’s chosen envoy to Brasilia and to Brazil’s refusal to issue visas to certain American diplomats. Deutsche Welle similarly reports that the visa revocation follows Brazil’s delays in issuing visas and its withholding of formal diplomatic approval for the US envoy.
