Trump threatens UN visa ban for Brazil amid anger over Pro-Palestine diplomacy

[Judi Lynn]

September 7, 2025 at 9:05 am

by Eman Abusidu

US President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Brazil on Friday (5), labeling the South American country’s current government as “radical left” and suggesting that Brazilian officials could be barred from attending the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York. The statement came during a White House press conference, where Trump expressed anger at Brazil’s recent political and diplomatic positions, including its increasingly vocal support for Palestine.

“We are very angry with Brazil. We’ve already imposed heavy tariffs because they’re doing something very unfortunate,” Trump said.

The comment referred, in part, to a series of up to 50 per cent tariffs the US imposed on Brazilian products in August, a move Trump defended as retaliation against what he sees as Brazil’s ideological drift under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Trump’s anger has been fueled not only by Brazil’s domestic politics, including the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, but also by its foreign policy, which has increasingly diverged from Washington’s priorities.

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In October 2023, Brazil chaired a United Nations Security Council meeting where it pushed for a humanitarian resolution in Gaza, a proposal vetoed by the United States. Lula has also criticized the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians and voiced solidarity with the Palestinian cause during speeches at international forums.

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