Brazilian Foreign Ministry abandons Brazilians in Japan.

The thousands of Brazilians living in Japan who are exposed to radiation will not receive any government assistance to return to the country. Although international authorities are already talking about a "nuclear apocalypse" and more than 500 Japanese have left their homes for fear of carcinogenic radiation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes there is no reason to promote a mass evacuation of Brazilians.

There are, in fact, Brazilians missing in Japan as a result of the earthquake that devastated the northeastern region of the country last Friday. On Wednesday, a mission organized by the Brazilian Embassy rescued 26 Brazilian citizens. Consul Antonio Carlos da Rocha, responsible for the operation, admitted, however, that 15 other Brazilians have not been located, but added that he does not have more detailed information about them. The possibility that this group has already left the affected cities on their own is not ruled out. The mission also evacuated four Japanese, six Bangladeshis, and one Nepalese from the region.

The consulate also did not confirm whether it will organize another mission to rescue more Brazilians. Wednesday's operation used two buses with about 30 seats, as well as trucks and support vehicles, which carried food, medicine and bandages for the victims of the earthquake, which has so far caused the death of nearly 3.400 people and the disappearance of another 10.000, according to official data.

The journey of the 26 rescued Brazilians to Tokyo lasted almost 24 hours. The small convoy took the longer route, through the interior of the country, to avoid the coast, where the risk of radioactive contamination is greater. The Brazilians who arrived in Tokyo took two paths. Some stayed with relatives. The other six stayed in hotels paid for by the Japanese consulate. Most told the consul that they want to leave the country as soon as possible.

Brazilians reported that the atmosphere in Sendai and Fukushima is one of panic and great fear. Even the youngest refer to the nuclear disasters of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, struck by nuclear bombs dropped by American planes – even though they weren't even born at the time. It's a ghost that haunts Japan, resurrected with the recent atomic leak.