President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced that another member of Brazil’s government has had his United States visa revoked, as part of an escalating political feud between the two countries.

On Tuesday, Lula revealed to his cabinet that Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski was recently stripped of his visa, a move the president described as “irresponsible” on the US’s part.

“I wanted to express my solidarity and the government’s solidarity with my colleague Lewandowski who faced with the irresponsible gesture of the United States in revoking his visa,” Lula told his ministers.

Lula added that Brazil would not tolerate being treated as lesser by other countries. He also underscored that Brazil had its own constitution and rule of law to follow.

“We are willing to sit at the tab

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