Kathmandu, Aug. 27
The Embassy of Nepal in
Brasilia, Brazil informed on Tuesday that all 176 Nepali citizens in transit
are safe and the embassy is ready to provide humanitarian assistance to them as
needed.
In a statement, the Embassy
said that its attention has been drawn to the news that around 700 foreigners,
including Nepalis, were stopped in the transit area of Sao Paulo Airport in
Brazil.
Two days ago, international
media reported that the Sao Paulo Airport has been holding the migrants without
proper visa and they are confined in the airport under poor facilities. The
migrants were using Brazil as a transit to North America.
"There is an increasing
trend of people coming to South American countries from various places with the
intention of entering the United States illegally through South American nations
including Brazil," read the statement from the Embassy.
It said that from time to
time, it is reported that young people from Nepal come to this area under the
lure and instigation of organized human traffickers. It has been found that
some people have to suffer unimaginable pain and have to spend a lot of money.
In the meantime, the
Brazilian government has introduced a rule to allow passport holders from some
countries, including Nepal, to enter Brazil only if they have obtained an entry
permit, with immediate effect. From now on, Nepalese visitors will be allowed
to fly directly to their destination country through Brazil, and if they do
not, they will be sent back by the same plane, but they will not be recognized
as refugees at the airport, according to the statement.
"If there is a valid
reason for this type of travel using the network of human traffickers to be
illegal, risky and uncertain, it is requested to all concerned to travel to
Brazil or through Brazil to other countries only with the documents confirming
it and the entry permit," said the Embassy.
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