A second flight with deportees arrived in Brazil from the United States, in the midst of tensions between Lula and Trump

A second flight with Deported from USA arrived this Friday at Brazilin the midst of the recent tensions arising among the presidents Lula da Silva and Donald Trump.

A source from the local Executive confirmed that around 4:15 p.m., the ship from the state of Louisiana landed in Fortaleza, northeastern to the country, with 111 passengers. As the official added, “the information we have is that All are Brazilian“That they were returned to Brazil because The legal resources were exhausted to remain in North Americaas “was agreed with the Americans.”

Your final destination will be Belo Horizontewhere they will be taken on a national air force plane.

This is the second flight of deportees that Brazil receives since Trump returned to the presidency and ordered the massive operational against immigration in the country, who have already returned hundreds of other civilians to their respective nations.

However, these in particular They do not have “direct relationship” with the recent guidelines but they occur “in another context: A bilateral understanding between Brazil and the United States of 2017that remains in force ”and that already led to other expulsions in previous years, with a view to reducing the time that these citizens spend in detention centers abroad.

In fact, according to Federal Police figures in Brazil, in the last four years they were recorded 94 flights With more than 7,500 citizens In them.

The first of them occurred since Trump’s return to the presidency, however, generated controversy and resulted in the first cross between countries.

The flight took place January 26 and transported to 88 Braziliansthat the long hours of the journey passed handcuffed. The images in which they were seen descending in the city of Manaos with their hands and mooring anklesand the stories of those involved who account for “Physical aggressions, threats and degrading treatment” and the Food prohibition and bathroom freethey took Lula’s government to denounce a “Denigrant treatment” towards their nationals already Convene the Washington Business Manager in the country to reassess the conditions of these operations.

These conditions demonstrate a “Flagrant contempt for fundamental rights” Of these people, Lula said, who recalled that “when the plane opens its door, the deportees are under Brazilian legislation and we will take care of that with love.”

Shortly after, the crisis seemed to contain and the parties confirmed the creation of a Working Group To “exchange information and improve the operability of the return flights of Brazilians, guaranteeing the dignified and respectful treatment of passengers” Likewise, the Lula Government created a position of migrants at Belo Horizonte airport, with the aim of properly receiving those expelled.

In this context, the flight of the last hours, which will be “object of evaluation with a view to the organization of the next ones”, played a key role in the relationship between nations and the effectiveness of this joint measure.

(With AFP information)