Lula slams US revocation of Brazilian ambassador's visa as "irresponsible"

卢拉谴责美国撤销巴西大使签证的举动 “不负责任”

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday criticized the U.S. decision to revoke the visa of Brazil's ambassador to Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, calling the move "irresponsible and thoughtless."

巴西总统路易斯・伊纳西奥・卢拉・达席尔瓦于周三批评美国撤销巴西驻华盛顿大使玛丽亚・路易莎・里贝罗・维奥蒂签证的决定，称这一举措 “不负责任、欠缺考量”。

Speaking in an interview with YouTube channel Meteoro Brasil, Lula said the decision was unwarranted for two countries with over two centuries of diplomatic ties, adding that Brazil will not receive new ambassadors before its general elections scheduled for October.

卢拉在 YouTube 频道 “巴西流星” 的采访中表示，对于两个拥有两百多年外交关系的国家而言，这项决定毫无正当理由。他还补充称，在定于 10 月举行的大选之前，巴西不会接待新任大使。

The U.S. Department of State announced the visa revocation on Tuesday in retaliation for Brazil's refusal last month to issue visas to two U.S. officials, as well as its alleged delays in approving U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Perez.

美国国务院周二宣布撤销这份签证，此举是为了报复巴西上月拒绝向两名美国官员发放签证，同时美方还称巴西迟迟未批准美国总统特朗普提名的驻巴西大使人选丹尼尔・佩雷斯。

In response, Lula noted that Washington had shown little urgency regarding its diplomatic presence in Brazil, leaving its embassy without a chief representative for more than a year and a half.

对此，卢拉指出，美国方面对其在巴西的外交部署并不上心，导致美国驻巴西大使馆已经一年半没有最高负责人。

"They expect us to act on their timeline? That is neither fair nor acceptable. We demand to be treated with respect," Lula said.

卢拉表示：“他们指望我们按照他们的时间安排行事？这既不公平，也无法接受。我们要求得到尊重。”

The Brazilian government on Tuesday strongly condemned the U.S. State Department's decision to alter the visa status of Brazil's ambassador to Washington, calling the reasons cited by the United States "false."

巴西政府于周二强烈谴责美国国务院变更巴西驻华盛顿大使签证状态的决定，称美方给出的理由是 “不实的”。