Trump suspends funding to the International Organization for Migration, and Lula's government calls an emergency meeting.

247 - The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has ordered a 90-day suspension of funding to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN agency that plays a key role in assisting migrants in various regions of the world, including Brazil. The decision was confirmed by the IOM and communicated to the Brazilian government on Sunday night (26), highlights the G1Since 2018, the organization has been a partner of Operation Welcome, which helps with the regularization and provides humanitarian assistance to Venezuelans entering Brazil through the state of Roraima.

With the suspension, several services provided by IOM were paralyzed, including immigration regularization, humanitarian assistance, protection and health, interiorization, and combating human trafficking. The agency warned that the interruption will affect thousands of migrants, mainly in northern Brazil, where the demand for humanitarian support is greatest. According to the organization itself, about 60% of IOM's resources in the country come from the United States.

Concerned about the impacts of the measure, the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva convened an emergency meeting at the Civil House this Monday (27). The meeting included representatives from ministries involved in Operation Welcome, such as Justice, Defense, Health and Social Development, to seek alternatives and ensure the continuity of actions.

The Brazilian government is considering assuming, at least temporarily, some of the IOM's responsibilities and redirecting resources from other ministries to mitigate the effects of the approximately US$5 million funding cut, according to a report by [source name]. G1.

Among the services affected are immigration regularization, which allows migrants access to health and food, and the interiorization process, which helps families settle in other regions of Brazil. At the IOM office in Manaus alone, located in the Compensa Citizen Service Center (PAC), hundreds of migrants sought assistance daily until the suspension.

The IOM reiterated that it will continue dialogue with the Brazilian government to find solutions. "We will maintain all possible efforts to pursue our mission of protecting people on the move and promoting humane, orderly, and dignified migration that benefits both migrants and the host society," the organization stated.

The Trump administration's suspension of funding is part of a comprehensive review of U.S. humanitarian programs, aimed at aligning them with the government's foreign policy. During the 90-day period, the State Department will review all ongoing projects.