巴西拒绝向美国官员发放签证，指控其干扰大选

巴西政府拒绝向美国国务院两名高级官员发放签证，指控他们意图对巴西即将举行的选举造成干扰。12被拒签的两人为助理国务卿Riley M. Barnes和副助理国务卿Samuel Samson，他们的签证申请于7月20日被拒绝。12根据美国国务院的说法，这两名官员原计划于7月27日至30日访问巴西利亚，讨论"选举完整性"、宗教自由和言论自由等问题。1

巴西官方声称掌握"证据指向美国试图对局势进行政治操纵并破坏选举制度"。2美国国务院则否认这一指控，称"任何关于'策划'破坏民主国家选举的暗示都是无稽之谈"。2巴西定于10月4日举行总统大选。2

这起事件反映出两国关系的紧张状态。特朗普政府已对巴西出口商品征收高达37.5%的关税，该措施于周五生效。1此外，美国政府已将巴西最大的两个贩毒集团——第一司令部和红色司令部——列为恐怖组织。1前总统博索纳罗因试图发动政变被判处27年监禁。12

Brazil's government has rejected visa applications from two senior US State Department officials, Riley M. Barnes and Samuel Samson, citing concerns over alleged American interference in the country's electoral process 12. The officials had submitted their applications on July 20, with rejections issued shortly thereafter 12. They had planned to visit Brazil between July 27 and 30 to discuss "electoral integrity," religious freedom, and freedom of speech 1.

Brazilian authorities contend that the visit represents an attempt to undermine the nation's democratic system and sow doubt about the October presidential election 2. The US State Department has countered that "any insinuation of a 'ploy' to undermine a democratic nation's election is a baseless lie" 2. This diplomatic clash occurs amid broader tensions between the two countries, including the Trump administration's imposition of tariffs as high as 37.5% on Brazilian exports, which took effect on Friday 1, and disagreements over the classification of major Brazilian drug trafficking organizations as terrorist entities 1.

The timing reflects intensifying friction as Brazil prepares for its October 4 presidential contest 2. Former President Jair Bolsonaro, who lost to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, faces a 27-year prison sentence for allegedly attempting to stage a coup 12. In late May, Bolsonaro's brother Eduardo visited US officials, including President Trump 1.