Brazil's government denies visas to US officials, fearing election interference

BRAZIL’S Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it has denied visas to two United States State Department officials who had sought to travel to the South American nation next week, in the latest political spat between the two countries. The decision became public after The Washington Post reported accusations by Brasilia that Riley M Barnes, a US assistant secretary and Samuel Samson, a deputy assistant, wanted to cast doubt on October’s Brazilian elections.