National security adviser: White House nearing decision on cutting off travel from Brazil

The White House hopes to reach a decision soon on whether to cut off travel from Brazil, a worsening coronavirus hotspot, national security adviser Robert O’Brien said Sunday.

“I think that we’ll have a … decision today with respect to Brazil and just like we did with the U.K. and Europe and China, and we hope that’ll be temporary,” O’Brien said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “But because of the situation in Brazil, we’re going to take every step necessary to protect the American people.”

Asked by host Margaret Brennan whether the decision would pertain to the Southern Hemisphere as a whole, O’Brien responded: “As of now, I’d say Brazil, and we’ll take a look at the other countries on a country-by-country  basis for sure.”