US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Brazil’s foreign minister, Mauro Vieira, agree to meet again in the coming weeks ahead of a G20 leaders summit, after tensions flare around Brazil’s election fallout, according to multiple reports.
The reports say Rubio and Vieira briefly spoke at a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting and then planned further talks before the G20 summit in Miami in December. One source cited by Cyprus Mail describes that a Brazilian official plays down tensions, linking the diplomatic strain to Brazil’s response to a US ambassador nomination.
Coverage differs on what exactly drove the heightened strain. Bloomberg says the tensions follow President Donald Trump’s decision to grant refuge to Brazil’s defeated right-wing candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro. Other outlets focus more generally on “election tension” and the scheduling of a renewed meeting, without detailing the specific trigger.
