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This attempt to send Trump-appointed State Department officials into Brazil ahead of its presidential election was a blatant move to export post-2020 election skepticism into a foreign country. The same playbook used to undermine trust in American elections is being shipped straight to Brasília. Brazil was right to deny those visas and protect its electoral process from foreign meddling.
That Brazil has blocked U.S. officials from even discussing election integrity in the country ahead of the October presidential election speaks volumes. A government confident in its own elections doesn't turn away outside scrutiny. Rejecting those visas looks less like sovereignty and more like shielding a system that millions of Brazilians already distrust.