Brazil to Reintroduce Visa Requirement for U.S. Visitors

Brazil will reinstate visa requirements for citizens from the United States, Canada, and Australia on Thursday, a move that ends six years of visa-free entry for visitors from those countries, the Associated Press reported.

American, Canadian, and Australian citizens will have to fill out a form online for an electronic visa and pay a $80.90 fee to stay in Brazil for up to 90 days.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had lifted the visa requirements in 2019 as part of his strategy to boost the country’s tourism industry and economy. Bolsonaro’s successor, current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, sought to reintroduce the requirements for American, Canadian, and…