Brazil to restrict foreign travelers’ entry to help stem illegal immigration to US

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

BRAZIL IS SET TO IMPLEMENT NEW ENTRY RESTRICTIONS FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN NATIONALS — PARTICULARLY THOSE TRAVELING FROM ASIAN COUNTRIES.

BRAZIL’S JUSTICE MINISTRY SAID THIS MOVE IS IN AN EFFORT TO CURB THE USE OF THE COUNTRY AS A TRANSIT POINT FOR MIGRANTS HEADING TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

SÃO PAULO’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS BECOME A CRUCIAL WAYPOINT FOR MIGRANTS WHO LAND AND THEN BEGIN THEIR TREK NORTH,  ATTEMPTING TO REACH THE U-S SOUTHERN BORDER.

AN INVESTIGATION FOUND – MIGRANTS WILL PURCHASE FLIGHTS WITH LAYOVERS IN BRAZIL – AND THEY STAY IN BRAZIL INSTEAD OF CONTINUING ONTO THEIR FINAL DESTINATIONS.

TRAVELERS WITHOUT BRAZILIAN VISAS WILL NOW BE REQUIRED TO CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY BY AIR OR RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. 

IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2023, BRAZIL’S FEDERAL POLICE RECEIVED MORE THAN 9-THOUSAND (9,082) REQUESTS FOR REFUGE, WITH MORE THAN 99-PERCENT (99.59%) OF APPLICANTS EITHER LEAVING THE COUNTRY OR STAYING IRREGULARLY.

THE NEW REGULATIONS GO INTO EFFECT MONDAY.

 FOR SAN, I’M LT..