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Brazil condemns handcuffing of deportees on flight from US

Brazilian authorities demanded that U.S. representatives remove handcuffs from a group of deportees who were flown to the South American country on Friday, with a prominent minister in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's federal government calling the practice outright disrespect for the rights of his fellow people.

Federal cops, acting under the guidelines of Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, satisfied the flight after it made an unforeseen landing in the Amazonian city of Manaus due to technical issues, the Brazilian federal government stated in a. declaration on Saturday.

The plane, which was bring 88 Brazilian guests, 16. U.S. security agents, and eight team members, had actually been. originally arranged to get here in Belo Horizonte in the. southeastern state of Minas Gerais, the declaration said.

The handcuffs were removed from the travelers after the. intervention of the Brazilian authorities, the government said.

After he was informed of the occurrence, Lula ordered that the. travelers be flown aboard a Brazilian Flying force aircraft to their. last location, ensuring they could finish their journey. with dignity and safety, according to a Brazilian Justice. Ministry declaration.

The flight was the 2nd this year from the U.S. carrying. undocumented migrants who had actually been deported back to Brazil and. the very first because U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration on. Monday, according to Brazil's Justice Ministry and federal. police.

The Trump administration has actually undertaken a sweeping. migration crackdown, with the Republican president promising to. use mass deportations to get rid of undocumented migrants in the. U.S.

. Making use of handcuffs and other restraints on migrants being. deported on flights from the U.S. to Brazil has actually stirred. debate in the South American nation. Conservative previous. President Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, also required a halt. to the practice.

Officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not instantly. react to requests for remark.

(source: Reuters)