US Ambassador Nominee Daniel Perez Pledges Non Interference in Brazilian Elections
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- Folha de S.Paulo
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Daniel Perez, the US nominee for ambassador to Brazil, stated in an interview with a Florida news outlet that he will not get involved in Brazil's upcoming October elections. Perez said that the election is for Brazilians to decide and that he will work with whoever emerges victorious. During his US Senate confirmation hearing on July 16, Perez also emphasized that he would defend free and fair elections and freedom of expression, calling a stable and democratic Brazil a better partner for the United States.
Perez has been approved by the US Senate but is currently awaiting the agrément, or diplomatic approval, from the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He described the current state of relations between the two nations as a small impasse, noting that Brazil is the largest US trading partner in South America. He expressed hope that he could overcome these gaps and reach beneficial commercial agreements once he arrives in Brasília.
The nomination process has caused diplomatic tension. The US government revoked the visa of the Brazilian ambassador to the US, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in response to the delay in granting the agrément. The Brazilian government argues that the White House violated diplomatic protocol by announcing the nominee before consulting Brazilian authorities. While a center-left source frames the situation as a sign of US interest in interfering in the next presidential election, a center source describes the nomination as a public face of the broader dispute between Donald Trump and Lula.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- Framed the diplomatic impasse and the US visa revocation as evidence of an attempt by the US to interfere in Brazilian elections.
- Centre
- Framed the event as a public manifestation of the political friction between Donald Trump and Lula.
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