BRASILIA — Diplomatic tensions are flaring between Brazil and the governments of the United States and Argentina, as visas are being denied and ambassadors are caught in the crossfire.
"We cannot accept interference," Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in an interview on Wednesday, a day after the US announced it had revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador.
The US decision was "irresponsible and ill-advised", Lula told the Meteoro Brasil news outlet.
Speaking in the interview, Lula said the decision was unwarranted for two countries with over two centuries of diplomatic ties, adding that Brazil will not receive new ambassadors before its general elections scheduled for October.
The US Department of State announced the visa revocation on Tuesday in retaliation for Brazil's refusal last month to issue visas to two US officials, as well as its alleged delay in approving US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Perez.
