BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — One of the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Brazil's capital was vandalized on Thursday as tensions between the countries remained high. Police said they detained one man in connection with the case but that he has already been released.
The messages against the U.S. government sprayed on the wall of its Brasilia embassy come as President Donald Trump places high tariffs on some Brazilian goods and revokes the Brazilian ambassador’s visa to Washington.
Brazilians rarely vandalize embassies and consulates of any country.
A message that read “The USA makes war and profits from death” was read in Portuguese and English outside the embassy.
The American embassy in Brasilia said in a statement it is committed to Brazilians and to the security of its staffers.
Brazil's government did not make comment on the incident.
Protest graffiti covers a wall of the U.S. Embassy in Brasília, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Graffiti that reads in Portuguese: "The U.S. makes war and profits from death," covers a wall at the U.S. Embassy in Brasília, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A worker paints to remove protest graffiti on a wall of the U.S. Embassy in Brasília, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Actors Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and filmmaker John Carpenter are set to be honored at the Academy Museum Gala this fall. The red carpet for the annual fundraising event, now in its sixth year, has become a reliably starry and glamorous affair — a West Coast rival to New York’s Met Gala. This year’s edition will take place on the evening of Oct. 17 in Los Angeles.
Academy museum director and president Amy Homma said in a statement that the honorees,’ “extraordinary careers exemplify the creativity, innovation, and excellence that continues to move the industry forward.”
The event’s host committee includes Questlove, Judd Apatow, Teyana Taylor, Ludwig Göransson, Seth Rogen and Demi Moore. Co-chairs are Robert Rodriguez, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.
The gala raises money to support the museum, from its exhibitions to its public screenings. Theron and Carpenter will be participating in several of those public programs — Theron for a conversation with the museum’s teen council and a screening of “Mad Max: Fury Road,” and Carpenter for three nights of screenings of his films, including “Halloween,” which ties in to the museum’s new exhibition entitled The Horror Show.
Last year’s edition honoring Bruce Springsteen, Penélope Cruz, Bowen Yang and filmmaker Walter Salles raised over $12 million.
FILE - Director John Carpenter poses for a portrait at his office, Oct. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE - Charlize Theron attends the premiere of "The Odyssey" at AMC Lincoln Square on July 14, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Colman Domingo poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film, "Disclosure Day," on June 4, 2026, in London. (Photo by Millie Turner/Invision/AP, File)
