Brazil Judge Bars US Official From Visiting Bolsonaro in Prison

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes barred a US State Department official from visiting Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing former president who is serving a 27-year prison sentence in the country’s capital.

Darren Beattie, a Trump administration official, had sought to meet Bolsonaro during a trip to Brazil for a critical minerals summit in Sao Paulo next Wednesday. But after initially approving the request, Moraes determined that it fell outside of the diplomatic context that authorized the issuance of Beattie’s visa to visit Brazil, according to a Thursday evening ruling.