A US State Department official confirmed to People’s Gazette this Tuesday (10) that President Donald Trump’s government advisor for matters related to Brazil, Darren Beattie, will visit the country in the coming days. The confirmation comes hours after former president Jair Bolsonaro asked for authorization to receive Beattie outside the normal prison visit schedule.
In the report, the official stated that Beattie will travel to Brazil “soon” to advance the Trump administration’s foreign policy agenda, but did not provide further details about the advisor’s specific commitments during the visit. He did not deny Beattie’s possible meeting with Bolsonaro.
“Senior advisor for Brazil-related policy and senior official in the Office of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Darren Beattie, will soon travel to Brazil to advance the ‘America First’ foreign policy agenda [América em Primeiro Lugar, política da Casa Branca],” the source said.
Earlier, Bolsonaro asked the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes for authorization to receive the American advisor on dates outside the regular visiting days at the Papuda Penitentiary Complex, in Brasília, where the former president is serving his sentence. The request was presented through his lawyers, who alleged the visitor’s restricted international schedule.
In the petition, the defense suggested that the meeting take place on different days than those normally authorized, indicating the dates of March 16 or 17. The lawyers classified the request as “exceptional, punctual and previously scheduled”, without prejudice to the organization of the prison unit.
Darren Beattie took on roles linked to Brazil policy within the Trump administration in February. He is known for criticizing the STF and Minister Moraes, in addition to maintaining close ties with the Bolsonaros and allies of the former president. Beattie met with Eduardo Bolsonaro in the United States last year.
