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Marta attacks Dilma's foreign policy.

A senator, formerly affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT), cites the influx of over 32 Haitian refugees into Brazil and states that Acre and São Paulo are not equipped to handle the situation: 'This tragic situation goes beyond the responsibility of the federative entities. It is urgent that the federal government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, alongside the UN and the OAS, find a solution, because the example of immigration in Europe shows that procrastination yields no results.'

Senator who left the PT party cites the influx of over 32 Haitian refugees into Brazil and says that Acre and São Paulo are not equipped to handle the issue: 'This tragic situation goes beyond the responsibility of the federative entities. It is urgent that the federal government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, alongside the UN and the OAS, find a solution, because the example of immigration in Europe shows that procrastination does not bring results' (Photo: Roberta Namour)

247 – Senator Marta Suplicy, who left the Workers' Party (PT), cited the situation of Haitian refugees in Brazil to criticize the foreign policy of Dilma Rousseff's government. "Brazil has regressed. It is undeniable that it has lost the geopolitical prominence it was gaining," she said.

According to her, Acre and São Paulo are not equipped to accommodate the more than 32 "environmental refugees" from Haiti. "More than R$ 20 million has already been spent on food alone, and much more will be spent without solving their plight."

“This tragic situation goes beyond the responsibility of the federative entities, which neither deserve nor are able to face the problem alone. It is urgent that the federal government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, alongside the UN and the OAS, find a solution, because the example of immigration in Europe shows that procrastination does not yield results,” it says (read more). here).