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Brazil Denies Visas to U.S. Officials Who Planned to Challenge Its Elections
Brazilian diplomats say the U.S. mission would question election integrity as 2 senior State Department officials prepare to travel.
- On Friday, Brazil denied visas for Assistant Secretary Riley M. Barnes and Deputy Assistant Secretary Samuel Samson, two U.S. State Department officials planning to question the country's electoral system ahead of the October 4 presidential election.
- Brazilian officials vowed to block the delegation, characterizing the visit as an American 'ploy' that was 'completely incompatible with Brazilian democracy,' while the U.S. State Department rejected such claims as a 'baseless lie.'
- The planned trip intended to discuss 'election integrity' with local authorities, though Brazilian sources alleged the goal was to meet with electoral skeptics and produce a report delegitimizing the electronic voting system.
- Deteriorating diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Brazil have been exacerbated by President Donald Trump's administration imposing tariffs on Brazilian exports and designating major drug-trafficking groups as terrorist organizations, moves the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva labeled political interference.
- Recent polling data shows President Lula maintaining a lead over opposition Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and a Trump ally, ahead of the October 4 presidential election.
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Brazil Denies Visas to 2 US State Department Officials Ahead of Election
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials who had sought to travel to the South American nation on Monday. Assistant Secretary of State Riley M. Barnes and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Samuel Samson applied for visas on July 20. The visas were denied Friday, though the ministry did not give a reason for the decision. Brazil’s presidential election will be held in October. Brazil…
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The two U.S. officials intended to meet with Brazilian electoral authorities to discuss issues related to the upcoming elections
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