March 13 (UPI) -- A State Department official was barred on Friday from going to Brazil because of a proposed visit to jailed former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro , who is in prison for plotting a coup four years ago. The official, Darren Beattie, was approved for a visa to attend a critical minerals summit next week but his visa was pulled because the meeting with Bolsonaro was determined to be outside his diplomatic authorization, Brazil's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, Bloomberg and