The State Department’s annual human rights report called out Brazil and South Africa while scaling back criticism of Israel and El Salvador, shifting its account of other nations’ abuses to align with President Donald Trump’s priorities.

The State Department released a long-delayed human rights report highlighting the Trump administration’s foreign policy priorities, escalating criticism of U.S. allies in Europe for perceived restrictions on freedom of expression while cutting sections on LGBTQ rights and government corruption.

In Brazil, where the Trump administration has clashed with the government, the State Department found the human rights situation declined, after the 2023 report found no significa