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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mauricio Savarese

Brazil protests US visa limitations for health minister at UN assembly

Brazil Bolsonaro - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The United States government issued a visa for a Brazilian official to attend the United Nations' General Assembly in New York with mobility restrictions within the country, prompting a protest from the South American nation to the international body, two senior Brazilian officials told The Associated Press on Friday.

The complaint by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration comes after his health minister, Alexandre Padilha, received a much delayed U.S. visa that limits his movement in New York to the U.N. headquarters and a few blocks close to his hotel.

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