Deported Brazilians report aggressions and mistreatment in US flight

United States deported Brazilians reported problems with food, technical failures at aircraft, abuse, and aggressions on the American flight that landed in Manaus.

A group of 84 Brazilian Brazilians landed on Saturday night (25) at Confins-Belo Horizonte International Airport.

In all, the group consisted of 88 people – four Brazilians were in Manaus.

Matheus Henrique, 22, from Rondônia, said it was “more difficult to go back to the United States.

“We suffer a little torture inside (from the American flight),” he said. “We were all tied, stuck: hands, feet, belly … children were feeling sick, fainting,” he added.

Replenishment

Vigilante Jeferson Maia, also from Rondônia, said the aggressions began on Manauara soil.

The aircraft should land at Confins airport on Friday night (24), but ended up in Manaus to replenish, according to the CNN .

However, while supplying, the aircraft began to have technical problems in the air conditioning, causing a riot among passengers.

According to Jeferson, some Brazilian citizens who spoke fluent English went to US agents to ask to leave the aircraft, which was refused. Then they were assaulted.

“I sat until I reached my limit, but I couldn’t stand it anymore. I asked [para sair] For them, and then (an agent) hanged me, ”he said.

“There was no way to keep calm. There were children crying, ”he added. The Brazilian reported that he had not “ate” 40 hours ago and had not bathed for five days.

The emergency stairs of the plane were fired amid the riot, which led to the cancellation of the flight. It was the Brazilians themselves who are responsible for triggering the mechanism, according to reports made to the press in Confins.

Abuse

Luiz Fernando, from the interior of Minas Gerais, had been a year and a half in the United States. Arrested 40 days ago in the country, the Brazilian reported that a compatriot even received a lion killer and fainting with the coup.

“We fed (on the flight), but not much,” he said. “I was very shaken by the treatment they gave. My God from heaven… I never saw something like that, ”he added.

Luiz Antônio, 21, who lived in Brazil in Teófilo Otoni (MG), said Brazilians were treated “as they said that immigrants would be treated.” “We couldn’t say anything,” he said.

More than one Brazilian reported that when Federal Police (PF) agents wanted to enter the flight in Manaus, US agents tried to clear them.

“It was the worst thing I spent in my life,” said Aelinton Cândido, 43, from Divinópolis (MG).

Prisoners

Brazilians also reported problems since detention on American soil.

“Even the dogs in Brazil were eating better than us there,” said Lucas Gabriel, from Betim (MG), 23. “Only bread, water, cereal…” he added.

He said he had been in the US for five years, working on construction, and was deported after being caught driving without a driver’s license.

“I never do that again,” said Carlos Vinícius, 29.

Born in Vespasiano, in Greater BH, Carlos tried to enter illegally in the US, but was eventually arrested on the Mexico border.

“I went there to earn life, because here (Brazil) is difficult,” he said.

He reported having disbursed about $ 30,000 to enter the US. Unsuccessfully, he was arrested for eight months, until the deportation.

Charge

By note, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has classified the treatment of Brazilians as “degrading” and said it will question Donald Trump’s government about the case.

Trump, who took office on January 20, has made an offensive against undocumented immigrants, intensifying deportations on military aircraft and sending agents to the Mexico border.

On Saturday night (25), Chancellor Mauro Vieira met with the interim superintendent of the Federal Police in Amazonas, Savio Pinzón, and with Major-Brigadier Ramiro Pinheiro, commander of the 7th Regional Air Command in Manaus, to reap reports about reports The American flight.

The deported group only departed towards Minas Gerais after the Brazilian government made available a Brazilian Air Force (FAB) plane to transport them on Saturday morning.

The Brazilians followed Manaus and BH already disabled, after the Ministry of Justice classifies the procedure of Americans as a “blatant disrespect for the fundamental rights of Brazilian citizens”.

“We were well treated when the PF took over us. We were disalied, [tivemos] Food, mattress… ”, said Luiz Antônio.

THE CNN He contacted the US embassy in Brasilia, representative of US interests in Brazil, asking for a position on the reports of Brazilians.

Until the moment of publication of this text, there was no return. The space is still open for positions.

This content was originally published in Brazilians deported reports aggressions and mistreatment of US flights on the CNN Brazil website.

Source: CNN Brasil

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