Published on: 2026-07-26
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Rio de Janeiro, July 26 /Xinhua/ — Brazil has denied visa requests for two U.S. State Department officials due to concerns that their visit might support groups questioning the reliability of Brazil’s electoral system, local media reported on Saturday.
The officials mentioned were U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Riley Barnes and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Samuel Samson. Both officials work in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the U.S. Department of State.
According to reports, both of them applied for visas from the Brazilian government on July 20, planning to meet with presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, as well as with officials from Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court and right-wing figures.
The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
According to the schedule published by the country’s Supreme Electoral Court, the first round of the presidential elections will take place in Brazil on October 4, and the potential second round is scheduled for October 25. –0–
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