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Follow up to the minute: António Guterres prevented from entering Israel
A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) plane lands in Lisbon this Wednesday (02/10), at 2 pm, with the mission of evacuating Brazilians who are in Lebanon. The KC-390 aircraft will remain in the Portuguese capital until all logistics are defined so that it can act safely in Lebanese territory, which is facing bombardment between Israel and the Hezbollah group. In this first stage, 220 Brazilians will be embarked.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), there are at least 21 thousand Brazilians living in Lebanon. The priority at this time is to remove women, children and those who are unable to pay for tickets on commercial flights. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is convinced he needs to act quickly as he fears a wider war in the Middle East. There is no safety in landing an aircraft at this time at Beirut airport.
Brazil is negotiating with Jordan, whose airspace is closed, to use the country’s border to evacuate Brazilians. It also evaluates the possibility of rescuing through Syria, where the situation is also tense due to attacks carried out by the Islamic State. [Daesh]. There is also the possibility that the government will use Türkiye’s border with Lebanon to rescue Brazilians. While the strategy is not finalized, the Air Force plane will remain in Lisbon.
Lula said he will not leave Brazilians who want to leave Lebanon adrift. In the first moments of the war between Israel and the extremist group Hamas, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs managed to remove more than a thousand Brazilians from conflict region. The Brazilian government believes that it will have the same success in the endeavor in Lebanon, but wants to be guaranteed that the rescue operation will be carried out in complete safety.
