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Trump Administration Revokes Visa of Brazil’s Ambassador in the U.S.

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Trump administration cancels Brazilian ambassador’s visa in tit-for-tat

A senior State Department official told reporters in a background briefing that it was a “reciprocal” action because Brazil has not approved President Donald Trump’s nominee as ambassador to Brasilia.

By Karen DeYoung, Marina Dias

US revokes Brazil ambassador’s visa in escalation of diplomatic feud

Move is retaliation for Lula’s government refusal to approve Trump’s nominee for ambassador in Brasília Donald Trump’s administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the US in a sharp escalation of a diplomatic feud with the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The US state department said Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti’s visa had been cancelled in retaliation for Brazil’s refusal to approve Trump’s nominee for ambassador in Brasília and its decision last month to deny v...

By David Smith Washington bureau chief

US revokes visa of Brazilian ambassador amid deepening diplomatic spat

An official has indicated that the visa revocation would not mean that Brazil's ambassador will be expelled from the US.

Trump admin revokes Brazilian ambassador’s visa in escalating diplomatic feud

The move follows Brazil’s refusal to grant visas to two U.S. diplomats and its delay in approving President Trump’s nominee for ambassador.

US revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington in escalating row

The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador, a State Department official said Tuesday, in a mounting diplomatic row just months before elections in Latin America’s largest nation. The move would be reversed, the official said on customary condition of anonymity, if Brazil granted its approval of US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Brasilia. Trump nominated Daniel Perez, a prominent Florida Republican, as the new ambassador to Brazil in early June. While t...

By Agence France-Presse

White House revokes visa of Brazil's ambassador to US

The move was in response to Brazil delaying formal diplomatic approval of the US ambassador to Brasilia and denying visas to several US diplomats. Brazil has rejected the decision.

US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa amid escalating diplomatic dispute

Washington stripped Brazil's ambassador of her US visa in an escalating diplomatic standoff, saying the move would be reversed if Brasília approves President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador ahead of Brazil's closely watched presidential election.

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US revokes Brazil ambassador's visa in Washington

The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador in Washington after Brazil withheld formal approval for President Donald Trump's nominee as U.S. ambassador and denied visas ⁠to two American diplomats, a senior US State Department official said yesterday.

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US revokes Brazilian ambassador’s visa amid diplomatic dispute

The US has revoked Brazil’s ambassador’s visa, escalating a diplomatic dispute. Learn more about the ongoing US Brazil relations and reasons behind the dec Read More: https://punchng.com/us-revokes-brazilian-ambassadors-visa-amid-diplomatic-dispute/

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US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa over delay in accepting its envoy

The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in response to the Brazilian government's delay in granting diplomatic approval to the US ambassador designated for Brasília and to the denial of visas to several American diplomats, senior State Department officials said on Tuesday.