Overview

• President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the United States revoked Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski’s visa, though the State Department had not confirmed it.
• Brazil frames the reported step as part of U.S. pressure over Jair Bolsonaro’s coup-plot trial, following earlier visa cancellations for Supreme Court justices including Alexandre de Moraes.
• President Donald Trump’s administration has already imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports and sanctioned de Moraes, accusing him of censorship and politicized prosecutions.
• Bolsonaro remains under house arrest with a Supreme Court verdict expected early next month, and prosecutors have requested tighter police surveillance, citing flight-risk concerns.
• Recent reporting showed Bolsonaro drafted a request for asylum from Argentina’s President Javier Milei, asserting political persecution as investigations gathered pace.