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Lula not to approve US ambassador nominee until after elections

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that the Brazilian government will only grant his approval to Daniel Perez – the nominee of US President Donald Trump for the US Embassy in Brasília – after the October elections. The statement was made on a podcast on Friday (Aug. 14), when the president also criticized attempts by the US government to meddle in Brazil’s internal affairs. Notícias relacionadas: Brazil, US to discuss tariffs at WTO. Brazil says US tariffs violate WTO rules. Brazil condemns US decision to revoke ambassador’s visa. “I’ve been told [the US] wanted to send two people here to study the voting machines, and we didn’t grant them visas. Now, they want me to rush to accept their ambassador. But we’ll only [accept him] after the elections,” said the president. President Lula criticized the delay in the nomination and the timing of the announcement. “If the US ambassador is important to Brazil; why did they go a year and six months without sending an ambassador here? And w