US Orders Brazilian Security Attaché to Leave After Accusations of Trying to Game Immigration System

Brazilian President ⁠Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has threatened to reciprocate after Marcelo Ivo de Carvalho was asked to leave the United States.

Alexandre Ramagem (R), mayoral pre-candidate for Rio de Janeiro, speaks as former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) listens, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 18, 2024. Bruna Prado/AP

The U.S. Embassy in Brazil says the Brazilian security attaché, Marcelo Ivo de Carvalho, ‌has been asked to leave the United States by the Trump administration.

De Carvalho, who was based in Miami, had been ​acting as a liaison with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).