Tensions rise as Lula blasts US over visa sanctions tied to Bolsonaro trial


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  • Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Attorney-General of the Union, Jorge Messias attends a press conference, in Brasilia, Brazil July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called a U.S. decision to impose visa bans on officials involved in former President Jair Bolsonaro's trial "arbitrary" and "baseless," and said foreign interference in the judiciary was "unacceptable."

In a statement on Saturday, the leftist leader said the action violated fundamental principles of respect and sovereignty between nations.

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