NEAR THE POINT OF NO RETURN?
Brazil-US relations edge toward breaking point
US Deputy Secretary of State: "Unprecedented" and "anomalous" situation. Photo: Octavio Hoyos/Shutterstock
The already tense relationship between Brasília and Washington has entered another heated phase, with the Brazilian Foreign Affairs Ministry summoning the United States’ top diplomat in the country, Gabriel Escobar, for the fourth time since Donald Trump returned to the US presidency in January.
The latest reprimand followed social media posts by the US Embassy in Brasília and the State Department, which the Brazilian government described as …
🔒 This was a free preview; the rest is behind our paywall
Don’t miss out! Upgrade to unlock full access. The process takes only seconds with Apple Pay or Stripe. Become a member.
Why you should subscribe
We’re here for readers who want to truly understand Brazil and Latin America — a region too often ignored or misrepresented by the international media.
Since 2017, our reporting has been powered by paid subscribers. They’re the reason we can keep a full-time team of 10 journalists across Brazil and Argentina, delivering sharp, independent coverage every day.
If you value our work, subscribing is the best way to keep it going — and growing.
Our annual plan goes for just USD 0.52 a day — but the value you'll get back from it is truly immeasurable. So… what’s stopping you from joining right now?
