Reuters.- The Mexican government will once again request a visa for Brazilians who want to enter its territory as tourists, given the increase in trips by people who use the country to enter the United States illegally, according to a document from the Ministry of the Interior (Segob ).
This Thursday, Segob published a draft agreement to suspend the 2000 agreement – which came into force in February 2004 – whereby Mexico and Brazil eliminated the visa requirement between the two countries.
The measure would be added to the one issued in August, by which a visa was required for citizens of Ecuador.
“A substantial increase has been identified in Brazilian nationals entering the national territory under the aforementioned Agreement for the Suppression of Visas, with a purpose other than that permitted,” says the agreement published by Segob.
“Part of this situation is reflected in the migratory filters with the identification of people whose profile does not match that of the genuine visitor or tourist and present inconsistencies in their documentation or information, reinforcing the possibility that a significant number of people who intend to use the cancellation of visa unduly ”, he added.
No official from Segob or the Mexican Foreign Ministry were immediately available to specify when the measure would take effect.
Every year, tens of thousands of migrants flee their countries to the United States in the hope of living the “American dream.” In recent months, thousands of Haitians have crossed the border between Mexico and the United States in search of entering the country from the north.
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Many of them do not come directly from Haiti – a country mired in poverty and political chaos – but have spent time in Brazil or Chile.
Reuters reported this week that Washington was seeking Mexico to impose visas on Brazilians.
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