Overview

• Lula announced during a televised cabinet meeting that Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski’s U.S. visa was revoked and condemned the move as irresponsible.
• The U.S. Department of State had not publicly confirmed the revocation at the time of the remarks.
• The latest step follows U.S. measures against Brazilian officials, including Magnitsky sanctions and asset freezes targeting Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
• Brazil is facing 50% U.S. tariffs on key exports, and Lula instructed his ministers to defend national sovereignty while saying Brazil would negotiate only on equal terms.
• Bolsonaro remains under preventive house arrest as verdict sessions in his case are scheduled for September 2–12, a timeline that is intensifying the diplomatic dispute.