[1/2] A man walks in front the Itamaraty Palace, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in downtown Brasilia, Brazil, March 20, 2020.
REUTERS/Adriano MachadoBRASILIA, March 8 (Reuters) - Brazil has decided to resume entry visa requirements for citizens of the U.S., Japan, Australia and Canada, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
A diplomatic source said the 2019 decision to lift visa requirements had weakened Brazil's ability to negotiate with those countries.
The number of tourist arrivals from the U.S. - who represent a small fraction of tourists in Brazil - in 2022 was still below 2018 figures.
Meanwhile, the number of Japanese tourists fell in 2019 by 4.5% and only 17,000 visited Brazil in 2022.