The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has reportedly stripped eight of Brazil’s 11 supreme court judges of their US visas as the White House escalates its campaign to help the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro avoid justice over his alleged attempt to seize power with a military coup. Bolsonaro, a far-right populist with ties to Donald Trump’s Maga movement, …
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Announcement of Visa Restrictions on Brazilian Judicial Officials and their Immediate Family Members U.S. Department of State (.gov) Rubio announces visa revocations on Brazilian judge for ‘political witch hunt’ against ex-president Bolsonaro Fox News US restricts visas for Brazilian officials over Bolsonaro ‘witch-hunt’ Al Jazeera Spurred by Bolsonaro’s son, Trump mulls sanctions on Brazilian judge The Washington Post US revokes visas of Brazilian justices …
Read More »SAO PAULO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s threat to boost import taxes by 50% on Brazilian goods could drive up the cost of breakfast in the United States. The prices of coffee and orange juice — two staples of the American morning diet — could be severely impacted if there’s no agreement by Aug. 1. Brazilian beef and regional airliners …
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