Brazil is set to reinstate visa requirements for citizens of the United States, Canada, and Australia on Thursday, reversing a six-year policy of open entry.
The U.S. Embassy in Brasilia has clarified that American citizens can apply for electronic visas for visits starting April 10. The visa exemption had been introduced in 2019 by former President Jair Bolsonaro, a political ally of Donald Trump, in an effort to stimulate Brazil’s tourism sector.
Bolsonaro’s decision broke with Brazil’s long-standing practice of requiring visas based on reciprocity and equal treatment among nations.
Brazil‘s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva suspended the free entry of Americans, Canadians and Australians in March of 2023, shortly after he defeated…
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