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Brazil denies visas to U.S. officials amid election‑interference concerns

Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) refused visas to two senior U.S. State Department officials—assistant secretary Riley M. Barnes and deputy assistant secretary Samuel Samson—on 24 July 2026. The denial was announced the following day and was justified as the planned mission was seen as a risk of political exploitation and possible interference in Brazil’s presidential election slated for 4 October 2026.

The United States said the delegation intended to discuss election integrity, freedom of expression and religious freedom. Brazilian authorities linked the effort to attempts by President Donald Trump and presidential pre‑candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to politicise the vote, especially after Bolsonaro repeated unfounded claims that Venezuelan firm Smartmatic supplied Brazil’s electronic voting machines—a claim the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has denied. The TSE was contacted by the U.S. embassy but received no agenda and could not schedule a meeting due to the judiciary’s July recess.

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Brazil · Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) · Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) · Donald Trump · Flávio Bolsonaro · Itamaraty (Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · Riley M. Barnes · Samuel Samson · United States

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