According to a Reuters report, Brazilian President Lula confirmed on the 29th local time that the Brazilian government has denied visa applications from two US officials. The reason is that the Brazilian side believes that the US official's trip is intended to interfere with Brazil's presidential election. Lula said at an event later that day, “We have to refuse to issue visas to the two young people they sent to Brazil in an attempt to interfere with the Brazilian elections.” Earlier, Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on the 25th that it refused to issue visas to US State Department Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Affairs, Riley Barnes, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Samuel Samson, but it did not mention the reason.

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