Brazil denies visas to US envoys seeking to question electoral system

Brazil denied visa requests for two Trump administration officials who intended to travel to the country to question the integrity of its electoral system, according to two Brazilian officials familiar with the matter. The U.S. plan was seen as an attempt to influence Brazil's upcoming October presidential election, where incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will compete against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The U.S. plan was initially reported by The Washington Post and subsequently confirmed by Reuters.