Brazil denies visas for US officials seeking talks
Flavio Bolsonaro raises his arm during a Liberal Party meeting.
Brazil denied visas for two U.S. officials who sought to meet with Brazilian election authorities less than three months before a tense presidential vote, a diplomatic source has told AFP.
The Brazilian source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, cited a “risk of political exploitation” as being behind the decision.
It comes after Brazil’s right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro renewed unfounded claims this week that the country’s electronic voting system is insecure, and as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to press falsehoods about American elections.
