Brazil has banned the entry of foreigners of any nationality indefinitely

The Brazilian Government has banned the entry of foreigners “of any nationality” into the national territory for an indefinite period, According to what was indicated last Saturday by the executive in the official bulletin.

The Brazilian authorities justified this decision “in view of the declaration of public health emergency of international importance by the World Health Organization “following the pandemic of coronavirus. << The exceptional and temporary restriction of the entry of foreigners of any nationality into the country, following the technical and reasoned recommendation of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), for health reasons linked to the risks contamination and spread of the coronavirus ”.

The executive also resolved this provision given “the epidemiological impact that the new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, identified in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of India, they can provoke in the current scenario lived in the country ”.

“The restrictions envisaged in this ordinance do not apply: to Brazilians, born or naturalized; immigrant with permanent residence, for a fixed or indefinite period, in Brazilian territory; foreign professionals working for an international organization, provided they are identified; and foreign officials accredited to the Brazilian government ”. This ban “does not prevent the disembarkation, authorized by the Federal Police, of maritime personnel for medical assistance”.

“Exceptionally, foreigners who are in a land border country and must cross it to board a flight back to their country of residence, can enter the Federative Republic of Brazil with the authorization of the federal police,” he adds. -he.

This measure adopted by the government of Jair Bolsonaro it occurs on the same day as Conmebol has confirmed the Latin American giant as the venue for the next Copa América, after than Argentina Yes Colombia, the original head office, will be out of the race.

However, a few hours after the announcement of Conmebol, and after several criticisms, The Brazilian executive said that the holding of the competition in the country had not yet been confirmed. “There is nothing closed yet, I want that to be very clear. We are in the middle of the process. But we are not going to shy away from the request, if it is possible to attend ”, declared the Minister of the Civil Chamber (cabinet), Luiz Eduardo Ramos, from Brasilia.

Ramos explained that the Brazilian government has imposed several conditions on the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) for the realization of the tournament, because there is no public and all the members of the delegations are vaccinated.

“This event, if it takes place, will not have an audience. For the moment there are 10 teams, in two groups, there will be 65 people per delegation, all vaccinated. The sites will be under the responsibility of The CBF. Depending on the choice of places, they will consult the States “, declared the minister. “Tomorrow (Tuesday) we will have a final position.”

Brazil, one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic in the world, added 860 new deaths from covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 462,791, the ministry reported on Monday. of Health.

According to the latest bulletin released by the portfolio, the South American giant has also confirmed 30,434 new infections from the coronavirus, so the total number of infected reached 16,545,554.

However, the numbers could be higher as they tend to go down between Saturday and Monday due to a lack of staff to process the data on weekends and not complete the consolidation until Tuesday.

With around 212 million inhabitants, Brazil is the second country in the world with the most deaths from covid-19, behind only the United States, and the third with more cases, after the North American nation and India.

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