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Brazil’s government expressed outrage on Saturday after dozens of immigrants deported from the United States arrived by plane in handcuffs, calling it a “flagrant disregard” for their rights. The foreign ministry said it would demand an explanation from Washington over the “degrading treatment of passengers on the flight.”

Edgar Da Silva Moura, a 31-year-old computer technician, was on the flight. “On the plane they didn't give us water, we were tied hands and feet, they wouldn't even let us go to the bathroom,” he told AFP. “It was very hot, some people fainted.”

Luis Antonio Rodrigues Santos, a 21-year-old freelancer, recounted the “nightmare” of people with “respiratory problems” during “four hours without air conditioning” due to technical issues on the plane

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