On Saturday, the Brazilian government expressed outrage after dozens of immigrants deported from the United States arrived in a plane in handcuffs. Described this as a “gross disrespect” of their fundamental rights, It writes TASR, according to the AFP report.
After landing plane on Friday in Manaus in the north of the country ordered the Brazilian authorities to US representatives to “The handcuffs immediately removed”.
“When President Luiz Inkánio Lula da Silva learned of this situation, he ordered mobilization of the Brazilian Air Force aircraft to transport Brazilians to their destination to ensure their dignified and safe end of their journey, “ The Ministry of Justice said.
The Brazilian Federal Police informed o 88 Brazilian citizens on board the plane. However, the government of the Amazonas State in which the plane landed, however, stated that the US deported 79 passengers – 62 men, 11 women and six children.
According to AFP sources The deportation of Brazilian citizens was not related to any immigration measures adopted by US President Donald Trump after his inauguration Monday. The transfer allegedly resulted from the bilateral agreement between the countries from 2017.
Latin America is struggling with the return of Trump to power for his tough anti -immigration program, which wants to limit illegal migration to the US and deport such immigrants. On Thursday, US authorities detained and deported hundreds of illegal migrants as part of a mass operation.
