Officials blocked the trip amid fears the visitors aimed to weaken confidence in Brazil’s electronic-voting system before October’s presidential election.
Brazil denied visas to two senior Trump administration officials who had planned to travel to the country, reflecting concerns they sought to undermine confidence in the electronic-voting system ahead of October’s presidential election. The move comes as fears deepen that the Bolsonaro family is working with President Trump and his allies to unseat leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and help return the Brazilian right to power. The episode underscores how disputes over election integrity can affect the political climate even without any change to vote-counting itself, particularly when confidence in electronic voting becomes a central issue before a national ballot.