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Montevideo, August 16th 2026 - 14:52 UTC

Tag: Maria Luiza Viotti

  • Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:46 UTC

    Brasília accuses Washington of seeking to interfere in the October elections

    The deterioration dates back a year, when Washington imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods during Bolsonaro's trial; he was later sentenced to 27 years

    Brazil's government on Tuesday accused the United States of attempting to interfere in the October 4 presidential election, responding to the revocation of the visa of its ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti.

  • Tuesday, August 4th 2026 - 23:19 UTC

    US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa over delay in accepting its envoy

    The State Department stressed that revoking a visa is not the same as removing someone from the country: the ambassador remains in the US, though unable to carry out her official duties

    The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in response to the Brazilian government's delay in granting diplomatic approval to the US ambassador designated for Brasília and to the denial of visas to several American diplomats, senior State Department officials said on Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, July 4th 2012 - 06:19 UTC

    Brazil’s bungled diplomacy infuriates President Rousseff

    Countdown for Patriota (Photo) and Marco Aurelio?

    The crisis triggered by the removal of Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo has spilt over the borders of the country and has turned into a regional controversy that threatens to become a huge headache for Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff according to the weekly magazine Istoé, one of the two with largest circulation in Brazil.