Brazil's president confirms two US government officials were denied visas over election interference fears
Brazil has argued the visit could have been used to raise suspicions about the electoral system's reliability ahead of October's vote, which the US state department rejects.
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""We had to deny visas to two young folks they were sending to Brazil to meddle in Brazil's elections.""
— Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , Politician
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Benjamin Netanyahu is the prime minister of Israel.
Flávio Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and candidate for the presidency.
Jair Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and retired army captain who served as the President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022.
Javier Milei is the current President of Argentina known for his controversial labor law reform proposals.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, is a Brazilian politician and former union leader who served as the President of Brazil.
Riley M Barnes is an assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights, and labor.
Samuel Samson is a deputy assistant secretary in the U.S. State Department.
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Brazil has argued the visit could have been used to raise suspicions about the electoral system's reliability ahead of October's vote, which the US state department rejects.
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