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Trump admin revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to US as payback

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 732 words · By Associated Press
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Trump admin revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to US as payback See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of upcoming elections as well…

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The State Department said the decision was a reciprocal response to Brazil’s actions and officials said the step had been delayed several times to give Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva room to back down, something he did not do.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Trump administration also imposed an up to 37.5% tariff hike on thousands of Brazilian exports, which came into force Friday”
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Claim 2: “Lula will face Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro... in the Oct. 4 polls”
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Claim 3: “He [Jair Bolsonaro] is now serving a 27-year prison sentence at home for an attempted coup”
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Claim 4: “Brazil denied visas last month for Riley Barnes, the assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, and one of his top aides”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific names (Riley Barnes) or the specific title of the diplomats whose visas were denied.
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Claim 5: “his son Flavio, who is Lula’s main opponent in October election”
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Web search results and a Wikipedia entry for the 'Lula da Silva 2026 presidential campaign' confirm that Flávio Bolsonaro is a lead candidate and main opponent to Lula in the October 4 vote.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jair Messias Bolsonaro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒaˈiʁ meˈsi.ɐz bowsoˈnaɾu] ; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and former military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist and former metalworker who has served as president of Braz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_Inácio_Lula_da_Silva
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lula da Silva 2026 presidential campaign was officialized on 2 August 2026 in São Paulo. His running mate is the current Vice President of Brazil, Geraldo Alckmin. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lula_da_Silva_2026_presidentia…
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Claim 6: “Trump’s choice of former Florida House speaker Danny Perez to be U.S. ambassador to Brazil”
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Multiple independent news sources confirm that Donald Trump nominated former Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez to be the U.S. ambassador to Brazil.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout his career as a businessman and politician, Donald Trump has had a relationship with the sport of golf. As a real estate developer, Trump began acquiring and constructing golf courses in 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_golf
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Florida gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Florida. Primary elections will take place on August 18, 2026. Incumbent governor Ron DeSantis is ine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Florida_gubernatorial_ele…
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Claim 7: “Perez was nominated to the post in June”
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Web search results explicitly state that Daniel Perez's nomination was submitted to the Senate on June 1.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Brazil could have been consulted about Perez. He is a state lawmaker, not a career diplomat, and he is fully aligned with Trump," Prado said. He said the White House's decision to publicly announce t…
https://english.news.cn/20260811/1f2990c473294d88a114e567c75…
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web search NEUTRAL — He cited the handling of Perez's nomination as an example. "Brazil could have been consulted about Perez. He is a state lawmaker, not a career diplomat, and he is fully aligned with Trump," Prado said…
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2026-08/11/conten…
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web search NEUTRAL — Perez' nomination was submitted to the Senate on June 1. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on July 22 to send his nomination to the full Senate, which confirmed him on Friday.Related Storie…
https://www.wusf.org/local-state/2026-08-08/confirmed-as-amb…
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Claim 8: “Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of upcoming elections”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Brazil denied visas to two American diplomats who intended to visit ahead of the October elections, which served as the catalyst for the US response.
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web search NEUTRAL — 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.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/us-revokes-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti's visa revocation was reportedly in response to the denial of visas to two American diplomats who sought to visit Brazil ahead of upcoming elections.
https://www.dw.com/en/white-house-revokes-visa-of-brazils-am…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brazil denied visas to two senior State Department officials whom the Trump administration planned to send to the country ahead of the October 4 elections. The authorities regarded the planned visit a…
https://unn.ua/en/news/brazil-denied-visas-to-american-diplo…
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Claim 9: “The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States”
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Multiple independent web search results and a Wikipedia entry regarding the '2025–2026 Brazil–United States diplomatic dispute' confirm that the Trump administration revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Brazil–United States diplomatic dispute was a period of increased tensions between the government of Brazil and the government of the United States that occurred between June 2025 and De…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Brazil–United_States…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States was, in 1824, the second country to recognize the independence of Brazil, after Argentina did so in 1823. Brazil was the only South American nation to send troops to fight in Europe …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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Claim 10: “Brazil’s ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti is not being expelled from the United States”
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Multiple sources, including Al Jazeera and State Department officials cited in web searches, clarify that while her visa was revoked, Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti is not being expelled from the U.S.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of ambassadors of Brazil, or other chiefs of mission, to the United States of America. The title given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_Brazil_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria Luiza may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Luiza
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti (born 27 March 1954) is a Brazilian diplomat and the current Ambassador of Brazil to the United States. Previously, she was Chef de Cabinet to UN Secretary General António G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Luiza_Ribeiro_Viotti
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Claim 11: “the two had planned to visit Brasilia on July 27-30”
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Claim 12: “Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under house arrest”
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Two independent cross-references from Deutsche Welle explicitly state that Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest for plotting a coup.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Trump is a staunch supporter of Lula's right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest for plotting a coup following his 2022 election loss to Lul…
https://www.dw.com/en/white-house-revokes-visa-of-brazils-am…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest for plotting a coup following his 2022 election loss to Lula.
https://www.dw.com/en/white-house-revokes-visa-of-brazils-am…
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Claim 13: “The ambassador was previously a senior United Nations official”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti was previously the Chef de Cabinet to UN Secretary General António Guterres, which is a senior UN official position.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Earle Courtenay Rattray (born October 21, 1959) is a Jamaican diplomat who has been serving as the United Nations High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countrie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earle_Courtenay_Rattray
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria Luiza may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Luiza
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti (born 27 March 1954) is a Brazilian diplomat and the current Ambassador of Brazil to the United States. Previously, she was Chef de Cabinet to UN Secretary General António G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Luiza_Ribeiro_Viotti
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Claim 14: “Sen. Bolsonaro and his brother, Eduardo, visited U.S. officials in Washington, including Trump, in late May”
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Claim 15: “the Trump administration classified Brazil’s biggest drug-trafficking groups — First Command Capital and Red Command — as foreign terrorist organizations”
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Claim 16: “Brazil’s stalling on approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador in Brasilia”
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Multiple sources report that the Brazilian government delayed or held up the formal approval of Daniel Perez as the U.S. ambassador.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Brazilian government has held up giving formal approval of Perez amid a diplomatic spat with Washington. A senior State Department official said on Tuesday that the U.S. has revoked the visa of Br…
https://www.aol.com/articles/us-senate-confirms-dozens-trump…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brazil delays approval of Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez as President Trump's U.S. ambassador, escalating diplomatic tensions ahead of Brazil's October election.
https://newslink7.com/brazil-delays-trump-ambassador-florida…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hamilton was among a group of 74 nominations approved by the Senate, including President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Transportation Security Administration, David Cummins, and his choice for ambas…
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2026/08/07/senate…
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