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Dulcinea

(7,776 posts)
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 02:29 PM Jan 26

Brazil slams US after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed

(AFP) Brazil's government expressed outrage on Saturday after dozens of immigrants deported from the United States arrived by plane in handcuffs, calling it a "flagrant disregard" for their rights.

The foreign ministry said it would demand an explanation from Washington over the "degrading treatment of passengers on the flight".

The spat comes as Latin America grapples with US President Donald Trump's return to power bringing a hard-line anti-immigration agenda, promising crackdowns on irregular migration and mass deportations.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/brazil-slams-us-dozens-deportees-065725467.html

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yellow dahlia

(1,042 posts)
2. GRR! Maybe the international community can do something about the take-over
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 02:35 PM
Jan 26

orchestrated by The Fucking Felonious Grifter, and his band of deranged destroyers.

FirstLight

(14,484 posts)
3. I'd say maybe they should refuse the flight like Mexico...
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 02:43 PM
Jan 26

but then the people have to come back to the US and lord knows what happens to them here...camps? we need more investigation into where these folks are being held and how bad conditions are

Oneear

(363 posts)
4. Who can write Us a Story on How Much Brazil was getting Paid by America
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 02:47 PM
Jan 26

He cut everyone off in South America and Central America

The Madcap

(850 posts)
5. Time for the Latin American countries
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 02:50 PM
Jan 26

to fuse together into a real Latin American Union, sort of like the EU. Everything from Mexico southward. That would have the potential to be a bigger player in world trade instead of having all these countries be on their own. It would be very difficult, though, given the history of crime and corruption there.

Irish_Dem

(63,019 posts)
6. China has been working on unifying South American under Chinese control.
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 03:01 PM
Jan 26

Funny how all of Trump's behavior helps China and Russia.

Irish_Dem

(63,019 posts)
8. China has been setting debt traps in SA and Africa countries.
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 03:39 PM
Jan 26

China gives countries huge loans for infrastructure, only Chinese companies allowed to use
the money to build in those countries. The loans can never be paid back by the SA or African
countries so China owns the countries lock, stock and barrel.

China has also had troops stationed in Africa for decades.

C0RI0LANUS

(2,691 posts)
10. China's footprint in South America is growing.
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 06:50 AM
Jan 27

The main antenna of the deep space ground station of China in Neuquen province, Argentina. (Credit: Casa Rosada/CC BY 2.5 ar)

CSIS (via Axios) reports there are nearly a dozen Chinese space support facilities in South America.

Meanwhile, Der Fuhrer is pissing off South American countries. Pu-Hao.




Source:

https://www.axios.com/2022/10/04/chinas-space-footprint-south-america-security-concerns

Irish_Dem

(63,019 posts)
11. Yes Putin plans to take control of Europe, China will take the Pacific, SA and Africa.
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 06:53 AM
Jan 27

Trump thinks he is getting North and Central America.
And Greenland.

China has been working on Africa and SA for decades.

C0RI0LANUS

(2,691 posts)
12. Sounds like a combination of "Risk" and "1984," but Orwell underestimated China when he wrote it in 1948.
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 07:16 AM
Jan 27
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