U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Brazil Reopen After Security-Related Closure

Overview

• The U.S. Embassy in Brasília and consulates in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Recife resumed normal operations and consular services on Monday, October 5.
• In-person services had been suspended beginning Friday, October 2 after a threat posted on social media prompted U.S. authorities to close missions and warn citizens.
• Brazil’s Federal Police executed two preventive search-and-seizure orders in São Paulo and near the Federal District as part of an inquiry into alleged planning against U.S. diplomatic facilities.
• PF Director Andrei Rodrigues said the searches did not uncover concrete evidence of an imminent attack, and the U.S. Department of State said protecting Americans is its highest priority while it coordinates with Brazilian counterparts; U.S. officials have not publicly detailed the specific threat.
• A separate preliminary inquiry into possible U.S. interference in Brazil’s elections, opened after a representation by the Advocacia-Geral da União, has been forwarded to the Federal Police’s intelligence directorate and remains under investigation.