Brazil will repatriate 1500 tourists who were stranded due to border closures abroad.
Brazil will bring back approximately 1500 Brazilian tourists who were stranded due to border closures abroad. Of these, 883 are currently in Portugal.
247 - Approximately 1.500 Brazilian tourists who are stranded abroad due to border closures and other measures adopted to curb the spread of coronavirus cases are expected to return to Brazil by Sunday.
In addition to the 883 people already in Portugal, 410 will come from Peru and 203 from Morocco.
A report from the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper. It highlights that "in the specific case of Portugal, the action is coordinated by the Ministry of Tourism, in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the airlines Azul and TAP. Brazilians who are in Peru will begin returning on Gol and Latam flights this Friday. Those who are in Morocco will be transported exclusively by Latam, on a flight financed by "Rede Record".
The Minister of Tourism, Marcelo Álvaro Antônio, said: "In this time of uncertainty, our commitment is to bring back to our country the thousands of Brazilians who are in other countries, many of them on tourism, and who at this moment need the support of the federal government. I am confident that we will be successful in this valuable mission."