U.S. national security adviser visits Brazil, meets with Bolsonaro
August 5, 2021
8:57 PM CDT
Last Updated 17 minutes ago
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Reuters
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BRASILIA, Aug 5 (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met on Thursday with Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on a visit focused on democracy and regional security, climate change and cooperation in response to COVID-19.
Sullivan's visit was the highest-level U.S. visit to Brazil since the Biden administration took office almost eight months ago and was aimed at advancing ties between the hemisphere's two largest democracies, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement.
It came amid a growing political clash between Bolsonaro and Brazil's judiciary over his insistence that the electronic voting system was open to fraud and should be changed.
His opponents say Bolsonaro, like former U.S. President Donald Trump, is sowing doubts in case he loses next year's election. He has threatened not to accept the result.
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