Temporary Support Center for Brazilians in Medellin

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil / Itamaraty has temporarily set up a 24-hour Support Center for Brazilians in Medellin, at the Executive Terminal of the Olaya Herrera Airport, VIP Room 2, phone numbers +57 4 3656180 and +57 4 3656181.

The temporary Support Center counts with the presence of a physician, a psychologist, local government officials, officials from the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and consular officers from the Brazilian Embassy in Colombia. In addition to providing assistance to the families and friends of the victims of the plane crash with the team Chapecoense, the Support Center staff will handle the bureaucratic procedures in order for the bodies to be quickly transported to Brazil.

In Brasilia, the Support Center to Brazilians of the MFA is available for information and explanations Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm, at the phone numbers +55 61 2030 8803 and +55 61 2030 8804, and at the e-mail address dac@itamaraty.gov.br.

Outside office hours, it can be contacted by the Consular Emergency number of the Undersecretariat General for the Brazilian Communities, Consular and Legal Themes of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil: +55 61 98197-2284.