The government of Brazil will not expel the refugees

A communique of the Brazilian Defense Minister says that there is no extradition for political crime, so it will not be missed. The Mayor of Brasiléia claimed that some 800 people came to this town.

In a communique, the Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim, assured yesterday that they will not be expelled Bolivians who fled to Brazil three weeks ago, after the violence in the department of Pando. Jobim made these statements after receiving the chairman of the Senate of Bolivia, Oscar Ortiz.

A special committee of senators made up of members of the opposition established that at least 600 people fled to Brazil after a state of siege decreed that the government on Friday September 12 in Pando, which occurred after the death of at least 10 people.

The deputy minister of Justice, Wilfredo Chavez, said on Monday that the Bolivian people and refugees in Brasiléia Epitaciolandia (both municipalities of Brazil) should return to the country because they are not considered as "political refugees". He explained that through efforts among government ministries of both countries should implement actions for the relocation of refugees to Bolivia.

Jobim said that in Brazil there is no extradition for political crimes and that any requests for extradition for political crimes must be defined by the Supreme Court.

LThe mayor of Brasiléia, Leila Galvao, explained that between 700 and 800 people crossed the border and now live in this area, "and there is no sign of wanting to return," says the note from the ministry.

In a shelter located in the city there are 120 bolivianos, while others were with relatives and friends. A second shelter is home to 77 Brazilians working in Bolivia, also refugees in Brasiléia.

Bolivians living in tents off in a roofed stadium in the town of Brasiléia, would be in other places and in public places.

As is known, some are housed in private homes. Brasilia, AFP Brasilia, AFP

They call for an independent investigation.

Senate President Oscar Ortiz, yesterday asked the defense minister of Brazil, Nelson Jobim, the committee of the South American Union of Nations (UNASUR) investigation "in an independent manner" to the Bolivian government for the recent conflicts in the country.

The Ministry of Defense said in a statement that Jobim met in the northern Amazon city of Epitaciolandia and, in the border state of Acre, with Ortiz and also Senator Joseph Villa Vicencio, vice president of the Upper House.

At an extraordinary meeting of presidents held last month in Santiago, Chile, the UNASUR created a commission to monitor the socio-political situation in the country.

LThe senators appreciated the support given to Bolivian displaced by the violence, given by the mayor of Epitaciolandia and Brasiléia, border municipalities and caring for refugees. Sao Paulo, EFE Sao Paulo, EFE