A #US #State Dept delegation, including #Trump political appointees…, had planned to depart for #Brasília, the capital, in coming days, acc/to a snr State Dept ofcl & 3 Brazilian ofcls…. But Brazilian ofcls, apprised of the plans, denied the Americans permission to travel….The US ofcls applied for #visas through the Brazilian consulate in DC, saying they planned to hold “meetings with authorities involved in the electoral process,” #Brazi ofcls said. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie