Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday (5\/8)\ncriticised the United States\u2019 decision to revoke the visa of Brazil\u2019s\nAmbassador to Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, calling the move\nirresponsible and rash.<\/p>\n
Speaking in an interview with the YouTube channel Meteoro Brasil,\nLula said the decision was unjustified for two countries that have\nmaintained diplomatic relations for more than two centuries. He also\nadded that Brazil would not accept a new ambassador before the general\nelection scheduled for October.<\/p>\n
The US State Department on Tuesday (4\/8) announced the visa\nrevocation as a retaliatory measure for Brazil\u2019s refusal last month to\nissue visas for two US officials, as well as alleged delays in granting\napproval for Daniel Perez, the US ambassador nominee to Brazil put\nforward by US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
In response, Lula stated that Washington itself had shown no urgency\nregarding its diplomatic presence in Brazil, given that the US Embassy\nin the country had been left without a head of mission for more than a\nyear and a half.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo they expect us to act according to their schedule? That is unfair\nand unacceptable. We demand to be treated with respect,\u201d Lula said.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian government on Tuesday strongly condemned the US State\nDepartment\u2019s decision to change the visa status of Brazil\u2019s ambassador\nto Washington, calling the reasons cited by the US untrue.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/president-lula-condemns-us-revocation-of-brazilian-ambassadors-visa-1786002999", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }