According to a report by the “Fantástico”, the investigation of abuse will be sent to international cooperation bodies and the US immigration service
The (Federal Police) of Amazonas established a procedure to investigate the accusations of aggressions suffered by Brazilians deported from the United States. The information was by “Fantastic”as well TV Globonot Sunday (26.jan.2025).
According to the report, the PF investigation should be sent to international cooperation agencies and the (English acronym for US immigration and control service).
The 88 Brazilians deported in US flight on Friday (24.jan). Some of them were handcuffed and chained by the feet and waist.
The passengers said they had suffered aggression and mistreatment by the US authorities. They when the plane landed at the Amazonian capital airport, complaining about the internal heat on the equipment. Some triggered the emergency door and walked over the wing of the plane.
The Brazilian said he will send a request for clarification to the US government. “The Brazilian government considers unacceptable that the conditions agreed with the US government are not respected ”he declared.
Na, Itamaraty said the use “indiscriminate” of handcuffs and currents “Violates the Terms according to the US, which provides for the decent, respectful and human treatment of the repatriads ”.
Watch the video of the arrival of Brazilians deported in Manaus (59s):
🚨Se: Brazilians deported from the United States by order of Donald Trump arrived in handcuffed Brazil and chains on their feet.
President Lula determined the immediate withdrawal of the equipment and says that, in Brazil, no one chains Brazilians.
– I curated (@choquei)
Brazil signed in 2018 in the then government of (MDB) a bilateral agreement with the US on repatriation flights. The objective was to abbreviate the time of permanence of Brazilians in US detention centers for irregular immigration and no possibility of appeal.
The US government chartered at 4:08 (local time) of Alexandria (Louisiana, USA) had Belo Horizonte as a final destination, but had to stop in Manaus for technical problems. The Brazilian government then sent a plane from the FAB (Brazilian Air Force) to complete the course and the Minister of Justice, Ricardo Lewandowski, the withdrawal of the handcuffs.
In the US, when someone is under the state’s custody for committing an infraction – as he entered the country illegally – it is being handcuffed when transported from one place to another.
No matter the severity of the offense: Everyone needs to have limited movements. In some cases, the handcuffs are placed on the wrists and ankles of those who are detained. This is done to protect police officers from eventual attacks from the prisoners – including flights, as was the case of the plane who brought Brazilians who were illegal in the US back.
This was the 1st plane with deported Brazilians to enter national territory since the (Republican Party), but it was not the 1st of this year. Another plane with deported by the Government of Joe Biden (Democratic Party) arrived in the country in 2025. In total, the Lula government received with repatriads from the Democratic government.
According to Poder360the Biden government deported more Brazilians compared to the government of Barack Obama (Democratic Party) and Trump’s previous term. From 2021 to 2024, 7,168 Brazilians were deported, which corresponds to 1.31% of the total deportations, which totaled 545,252.
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