Brazil bars Trump adviser’s visit to jailed Bolsonaro amid election-year tension
TL;DR
Brazil revoked the visa of Darren Beattie, a Trump adviser slated to visit jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, citing omissions in his visa application and concerns the trip could constitute undue interference in domestic affairs ahead of elections; Beattie was also set to meet Bolsonaro’s son Flávio as Lula da Silva seeks to maintain momentum in the presidential race, signaling strained US–Brazil relations.
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