The United States suspended consular services at its embassy and consulates in Brazil on Friday over unspecified security concerns days before the country's presidential election, and Australia said it had closed its embassy in Brasilia after the US alert, APA reports citing Reuters.
The State Department did not elaborate on the security issues or link them to Sunday's election, which has been marked by tensions over alleged foreign interference and strains between Washington and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government.
"We are working closely with our Brazilian counterparts to address the security concerns," a department spokesperson said in an email.
The department did not say when the consular services would resume.
"Consular Services in the US Embassy and Consulates in Brazil will be suspended starting Friday, October 2 due to security concerns," it said in a statement Thursday. "US citizens seeking emergency assistance during this time should not come to the Embassy, the Consulates, or other US diplomatic facilities."
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