The federal government defined the action to take them on a FAB aircraft to Belo Horizonte as a true “rescue operation”.
According to reports that reached the Lula government, Brazilians said they had been mistreated during the journey from the USA to Brazil on a US government plane.
There was fear of a diplomatic incident if there were any altercations between Brazilians and US government officials already on national territory.
Another concern was not allowing management to send another plane to travel between the capital of Amazonas and Minas Gerais, which would be a violation of national sovereignty.
According to a government representative, Itamaraty will have to take action with the Trump administration to prevent something similar
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