Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada

Associated Press

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in the country as a means to migrate to the United States and Canada. The justice ministry’s press office said on Wednesday that the restrictions will begin on Monday, and will affect Asian migrants who require visas to remain in Brazil. A Federal Police investigation has shown these migrants often buy flights with layovers in Sao Paulo’s international airport en route to other destinations, but stay in Brazil as means to begin their journey north. A document says that the majority of requests for refuge at the airport comes from people with Indian, Nepalese or Vietnamese nationalities.