Bolsonaro grants visas to Americans but does not ask for reciprocity.
As expected, President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree waiving visa requirements for tourists from the United States to Brazil, without demanding any exchange from the US government; visas were also waived for tourists from Canada, Australia, and Japan traveling to Brazil; the decree was signed this Monday, the 18th, the first day of the Bolsonaro government's trip to the US, further confirming Brazil's subservient relationship.
247 - As expected, President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree to waive visa requirements for tourists from the United States to Brazil, without demanding any exchange from the US government. Visas were also waived for tourists from Canada, Australia, and Japan traveling to Brazil. This means that Brazilians traveling to these four countries will still need visas.
The measure will take effect on June 17th. The decree was published in an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Union this Monday, the 18th, the first day of the Brazilian government's trip to the United States, further confirming the rapid surrender that Bolsonaro is willing to make to Donald Trump, in a relationship of clear subservience to the USA.
In January 2017, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order that made it more difficult to obtain visas for citizens of several countries, including Brazil. The document, published at the time and classified as an "Executive Act to Protect the Nation Against the Entry of Foreign Terrorists into the United States," revoked the interview waiver for those renewing their visas in the same category up to 48 months after expiration. The interview waiver rule then only applied to those renewing more than 12 months after expiration.