Brazil has revoked the visa of Darren Beattie, a far-right adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, after he planned to visit former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently imprisoned in Brasília. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva confirmed the visa cancellation on Friday.
The move follows an earlier decision by the United States to cancel visas of Brazilian officials in Washington, D.C. Speaking at an event in Rio de Janeiro, Silva said Beattie had expressed his intention to meet Bolsonaro, but was told not to do so. Silva added that he had barred Beattie from entering Brazil until the U.S. released the visa of Brazil’s health minister.
Bolsonaro, a political ally of Trump, is serving a 27-year prison sentence for conspiracy to overthrow the government.