Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliation as rift between leaders grows
Brazil’s government has kicked out Nicaragua’s ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by the Central American country’s President Daniel Ortega
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's government kicked out Nicaragua's ambassador Thursday in retaliation for a similar move by the Central American country's President Daniel Ortega.
Brazil's foreign ministry said it had decided to expel Nicaraguan Ambassador Fulvia Patricia Castro Matu in "application of the principle of reciprocity to the measure adopted by the Nicaraguan government about the Brazilian ambassador in Managua.” The ministry's statement said Brazil's Ambassador Breno da Costa has already left the country.
Nicaragua's government said both the Nicaraguan and the Brazilian ambassadors have left their positions, but did not mention they were kicked out or elaborate on the reasons for those moves.
A rift between Ortega and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, two former allies, has grown over the last year.
