# US revokes Brazil ambassador’s visa as diplomatic feud escalates

https://mins.news/en/item/13575

- The Guardian, 2026-08-05 01:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/us-revokes-brazil-ambassador-visa

> Donald Trump’s administration has cancelled the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in a sharp escalation of tensions with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government. The US state department described the move as retaliation for Brazil’s refusal to approve Trump’s nominee for ambassador in Brasília. It also cited Brazil’s decision last month to deny visas to two US diplomats who sought to visit before an October election.

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