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Weekly Report - 19 March 2026 (WR-26-11)
BRAZIL: Diplomatic tensions with US simmer
A foreign policy adviser to the US government, Darren Beattie, was expected to travel to Brazil to attend a conference on critical minerals in São Paulo on 18 March organised by the US embassy. However, five days earlier President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that his government had revoked Beattie’s visa. Brazil’s foreign ministry was reportedly concerned that Beattie’s planned trip to Brazil was not only aimed at fostering bilateral cooperation on mining but also to galvanise the far-right populist ‘Bolsonarismo’ movement.
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