On Thursday, one of the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Brazil was vandalized amid ongoing tensions between the countries. Police reported that one person had been detained in connection with the incident, but they have since been released, UNN reports, citing the AP.
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The slogans directed against the U.S. government, which appeared on the embassy wall in Brazil, came amid President Donald Trump's imposition of high tariffs on some Brazilian goods and the revocation of the visa of Brazil's ambassador to Washington.
Brazilians rarely carry out acts of vandalism against the embassies and consulates of any country.
The inscription, in Portuguese and English, was made on the outside of the embassy: "The U.S. wages war and profits from death."
The U.S. Embassy in Brazil said in a statement that it is committed to the safety of Brazilians and its employees.
The Brazilian government did not comment on the incident.