The Minister of Human Rights, Macaé Evaristo, classified as “very serious” the reports of Brazilians deported by the United States who landed on Saturday (25) at Confins-Belo Horizonte International Airport.
“We had families in the same aircraft, children with autism, with some kind of disability, who,” said Macaé.
The minister. Another four had already landed in Manaus – so the group consisted of 88 people.
“Countries have their immigration policies, but their immigration policies cannot violate human rights”
Macaé Evaristo
On Friday night (24), the flight with 88 Brazilians landed at Manaus International Airport instead of going directly to Confins.
A CNN He learned that the plane landed in Manaus to refuel. However, during the procedure, he presented technical problems in the air conditioning, causing a riot principle among passengers, bringing the cancellation of continuation to Minas.
The group only reached Confins on Saturday night, after the. Four had already landed in Manaus, while 84 went to Minas.
You . In Brazil, the Ministry of Justice determined the withdrawal of handcuffs, classified by the portfolio as a “blatant disrespect for the fundamental rights of Brazilian citizens”.
In Confins, Brazilians reported problems with food, technical failures, abuse and aggressions on the American flight.
“The denunciations that have come to us are very serious,” said Macaé.
“In Manaus, they reported that it was more than 4 hours in the closed aircraft. The heat was unbearable, ”he added.
With the whole group already landed, the minister said that the focus of the folder’s work, now, is the actions reception.
The federal government already has the contact of all 88 deported and advised that reports be made to the Ministry of Human Rights by Dial 100.
About the expectation of more flights with deported, the minister said that actions are already being thought for this scenario.
“If we have a climb of these flights in Confins, we will work to have a humanitarian service station for these Brazilians,” he said.
