US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he spoke with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira on the sidelines of the G20 meeting, and that they would meet again within weeks, an indication that Washington and Brasilia may ease the severity of their diplomatic row. Vieira attended the G20 foreign ministers' meeting hosted by Rubio in Atlanta. An informed source said the two ministers spoke briefly and agreed to meet in the coming weeks before a summit of the group's leaders in Miami in December. The planned meeting may indicate an effort by the two countries to overcome the controversy that arose from the decision of the administration of US President Donald Trump in August to cancel the visa of the Brazilian ambassador in Washington, and the decision of the United States to grant an entry visa to Senator Flavio Bolsonaro after he lost the presidential election to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he spoke with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira on the sidelines of the G20 meeting, and that they would meet again within weeks, an indication that Washington and Brasilia may ease the severity of their diplomatic row. Vieira attended the G20 foreign ministers' meeting hosted by Rubio in Atlanta. An informed source said the two ministers spoke briefly and agreed to meet in the coming weeks before a summit of the group's leaders in Miami in December. The planned meeting may indicate an effort by the two countries to overcome the controversy that arose from the decision of the administration of US President Donald Trump in August to cancel the visa of the Brazilian ambassador in Washington, and the decision of the United States to grant an entry visa to Senator Flavio Bolsonaro after he lost the presidential election to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.