Brazil will not use its air force planes to assist with the deportation of Brazilian migrants in the United States, the South American country's top diplomat said on Tuesday, just days after a major flare up in neighboring Colombia over the issue.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian and U.S. officials agreed on Wednesday to discuss regularly how Washington will deport migrants from Brazil, as some leaders in Latin America have balked at what they see as poor treatment of their citizens on repatriation flights.

Brazil's Foreign Ministry said in a statement it was seeking answers from Washington regarding the "degrading treatment" of nationals.

The Brazilian government says it is going to create a reception center for deported migrants from the United States following controversy over conditions on a recent flight.

The Brazilian arm of Catholic charity Caritas, which provides food relief for Venezuelan migrants as part of Operation Welcome, said that work is financed entirely by the U.S. State Department. It said as of Wednesday it had not received any signal to halt its role in the operation.

With global corn supplies set for decade lows later this year, Brazil’s corn harvest cannot afford a mishap. Brazilian corn stocks are particularly tight heading into 2024-25, and planting of the second corn crop,

The Trump administration’s first flight deporting Brazilians involved aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.

Speaking at the airport in Brasilia, Bolsonaro, who had called on the Supreme Court to reconsider a previous decision barring him from traveling to the United States to attend the ... in February 2024 on the order of Brazil’s top court.

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro says he is the victim of political persecution as he accompanied his wife to the airport to board a flight to represent him at U.S.

Neymar announced Thursday he was returning to Brazilian club Santos, where he started his career, after ending his injury-plagued spell with Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal. "I will sign a contract with Santos Futebol Clube,

President Donald Trump made his declaration that the tragic midair crash over Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people late Wednesday was the fault of President Joe Biden’s diversity, equity, and inclusion policies before he was even briefed by the chief agency responsible for investigating the tragedy.