The federal government announced on Tuesday (28) that it will set up a humanitarian host post to receive Brazilians deported from the United States of America (US). The unit will operate at Confins International Airport, in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region, Minas Gerais, which is the terminal where the flights chartered by the US government are being destined over the last few years.
The decision was taken during a meeting at the Planalto Palace, coordinated by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with the participation of several ministers and members of the Armed Forces.
“We talked to the president and were allowed to start the negotiations to establish, in confines, a humanitarian service station, given that we can have more flights [de deportação] planned. Our expectation is to work to ensure that families are not separate and that these passengers have good water, food and temperature [da aeronave]which seems to me that it was the most harmful thing in the process of this [último] Flight, “said the Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship, Macaé Evaristo, in a statement to journalists at the Planalto Palace after the meeting.
Government mobilization occurs days after a deportation flight with 88 Brazilians, from the US, have suffered a number of problems, with handcuffed passengers all the time, reports of aggression by US agents, deprivation of food and access to bathroom , in addition to technical problems that impaired the operation of air conditioning and forced the aircraft to make unparalleled stops.
In one of these connections, in Manaus, last Friday (24), the Federal Police determined that the handcuffs be removed and the passengers were eventually boarded on another plane sent by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), by determination of President Lula, Until the final destination, in the capital of Minas Gerais, where they arrived on Saturday (25). This was the first wave of Brazilians deported since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, who promised zero tolerance with illegal immigration in the country.
“We are now working to find appropriate solutions and forms for Brazil to arrive in Brazil, but within absolute attention to respect for human rights, the necessary conditions of travel and attention necessary for passengers on these flights,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs , Mauro Vieira. According to explained, through diplomatic channels, Itamaraty will seek the US government to standardize deportation operations with decent treatment. Yesterday (27), the United States Embassy Business in BrazilGabriel Escobar, met with Itamaraty authorities to provide clarification on the procedures of this last deportation.
On average, there are 12 to 14 flights of deportation of Brazilians from the United States per year, according to information from the federal government itself. As most deported citizens come from Minas Gerais, Confins International Airport became the destination terminal used in these operations. The idea of the federal government is to establish, at the airport’s humanitarian service station, several reception services, including inclusion policies in the labor market, said Minister Macaé Evaristo. There is no forecast of when this unit will be operating on site.
