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.The administration of President Donald Trump has cancelled the visa for Brazil’s ambassador in the United States, the latest sign of a deepening diplomatic rift between the two countries.An anonymous US State Department official briefed reporters on Tuesday that Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti’s visa had been temporarily revoked.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Brazil’s Lula launches fourth-term bid, focuses on national sovereigntylist 2 of 3Bolsonaro’s son begins Brazil presidential bid with Netanyahu, Milei kudoslist 3 of 3US tariffs ‘strengthen’ Lula against Bolsonaro’s son in upcoming electionsend of listBut Ribeiro Viotti was not being expelled from the country, the official added.“The action was that the visa of a senior diplomat here was revoked or canceled. That is not the same thing as kicking the person out of the country,” the official said.The decision to revoke the visa was framed as backlash to Brazil’s decision to withhold approval for Trump’s ambassador to the South American country.Should that approval be granted, the US officia...