Brazil revokes visa of Trump aide Darren Beattie
Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Relations confirmed Friday (Mar. 13) the revocation of the visa of President Donald Trump’s adviser Darren Beattie. He had planned to visit Brazil next week.
The decision, a statement issued by the ministry reads, was made “in light of the omission and misrepresentation of relevant information regarding the purpose of the visit at the time of the visa application in Washington.”
“This constitutes sufficient legal grounds for denying a visa under national and international law,” the press office states.
Earlier, during a visit to Rio de Janeiro, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that Darren Beattie will only be allowed to enter Brazil once Health Minister Alexandre Padilha is permitted to enter the US.
“That American guy who said he was coming here to visit Jair Bolsonaro was barred from visiting. And I barred him from coming to Brazil until he releases the visas for my health minister, which are currently blocked,” he said.
Lula recalled that, in 2025, the US canceled the visas of Padilha’s wife and 10-year-old daughter. At the time, the minister’s visa had expired and was therefore not subject to cancellation.
Visit to Bolsonaro denied
On Thursday (14), Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes denied former President Jair Bolsonaro’s request to receive a visit from Darren Beattie.
In his ruling, the justice stated that the visit by President Donald Trump’s aide had not been communicated to Brazilian diplomatic officials and is not included in the official itinerary to be followed in Brazil.
