Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the United States has revoked the visa of Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, calling the move “irresponsible.” The U.S. State Department has not commented on the action, which Lula condemned during a cabinet meeting in Brasília. The visa dispute coincides with a broader deterioration in bilateral relations. On 6 August, President Donald Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on most Brazilian goods, citing what he described as unfair trade practices and a “witch hunt” against former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for plotting a coup. In response, Lula on 28 August authorized the use of a newly enacted Reciprocity Law that allows Brazil to mirror unilateral trade measures. The Foreign Ministry instructed the government’s trade chamber, Camex, to determine within 30 days whether to apply the law against Washington. U.S. officials are expected to be formally notified of the review on Friday, according to two ministry sources. Possible countermeasures range from reciprocal duties to suspending trade concessions or intellectual-property obligations. Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said Brasília will also challenge the U.S. tariffs in American courts rather than rely on lobbying. The government has hired Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP under a contract worth up to US$3.5 million to handle the litigation. Alongside its domestic steps, Brazil has opened consultations at the World Trade Organization. Officials say the reciprocity process is intended to spur negotiations but warn that full retaliatory measures will follow if talks with Washington fail.