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

Overview

• U.S. diplomatic missions in Brasília, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Recife resumed normal operations, including consular services, on Monday after a multi-day suspension.
• The closures followed a social‑media message that referenced a possible bomb at the Brasília embassy and led the U.S. to suspend in‑person services on October 2.
• Brazil’s Federal Police executed two preventive search‑and‑seizure warrants in São Paulo and around the Federal District and said their field work did not uncover concrete evidence of an imminent attack.
• During the suspension embassy staff were told to work from home and U.S. citizens were advised not to visit missions, and the State Department said it will keep sharing timely security information with Brazilian counterparts.
• The incident occurred just before Brazil’s first‑round presidential vote and overlaps with a separate preliminary inquiry into possible U.S. election interference that the AGU forwarded to Federal Police intelligence.