Repatriation of members of the Brazilian diplomatic Mission and consular offices in Venezuela – Joint note by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense

Published in Apr 17, 2020 07:00 PM Updated in Nov 27, 2020 06:24 PM

Members of the Brazilian diplomatic Mission and consular offices in Venezuela, including diplomats and other foreign service officers, military and civil attaché personnel, and their families, in a total of 38 people, will return on Friday, April 17, to Brasília, Federal District, on a Brazilian Air Force flight departing from Caracas.

The C-130 (Hercules) aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) will also transport 12 Brazilian nationals who are being repatriated.

The operation, determined by President of the Republic Jair Bolsonaro, is a coordinated action by the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.