Lula has called Washington's revocation of Brazil's US ambassador's visa irresponsible; the Guardian links the move to Brasília's refusal to accept Trump's pick for ambassador. A US official said it does not amount to expulsion.
A diplomatic conflict between Donald Trump's administration and Brazil's government under Lula. It is being fought through the two countries' embassies, where accepting or refusing the other side's ambassador has become the instrument of pressure: Brasília has withheld approval of Trump's pick for Brazil.
A State Department official said on Tuesday that Washington had revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador to the United States, months before Brazil's elections. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called the move irresponsible, according to Global Times.
The State Department has cancelled the visa of Brazil's ambassador to the United States, in what the Guardian describes as retaliation for the Lula government's refusal to approve Donald Trump's nominee as ambassador in Brasília. An official indicated the revocation does not mean the ambassador will be expelled, Al Jazeera reported.