Brazil to Grant Work Visas to Haitians

"BRASÍLIA (AP) — Justice Minister José Eduardo Cardozo said Tuesday that Brazil would grant visas to thousands of Haitians who arrived recently in remote areas of the Amazon seeking work.

The government said it would propose allowing a limited number of additional Haitians to come to Brazil — as many as 100 a month — by granting them temporary visas. But the government also made clear that it would step up the policing of Brazil’s borders with Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, where the Haitians are crossing."

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