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U.S. suspends consular services in Brazil before Sunday's election
The United States suspended consular services at its embassy in Brasília and its consulates in Brazil on Friday, citing unspecified security concerns, and did not say when they would resume. Australia closed its embassy in Brasília the same day, citing the U.S. alert. Brazil's Federal Police carried out preventive searches but say they found no evidence of a threat or any suspects. Brazil votes Sunday, Oct. 4, in a presidential race between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro.
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How each side sees it
The U.S. saysThe U.S. Mission says consular services are suspended due to security concerns and advised Americans not to visit its diplomatic facilities; it gave no further details.
Lula's Workers' Party saysParty president Edinho Silva called the closures unprecedented and said, "It's one of Trump's ways of trying to influence Brazilian public opinion."
Sources
- Reuters via The Spokesman-Review: U.S. halts consular services in Brazil ahead of election
- UPI: U.S. suspends consular services in Brazil over security concerns
- Al Jazeera: US and Australia suspend diplomatic operations in Brazil before election
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