Well, one remembers a certain American Airlines pilot who flipped off the authorities in Brazil a few years ago in response to their demand he be fingerprinted and photographed on entry to the country.
Their request was a direct counteraction to a similar demand of Brazilian citizens entering the United States.
If memory serves correctly, the AA pilot was fined something in the neighbourhood of $12000 USD, and immediately sent out of the country, perhaps under orders not to return for a while, if ever.
Those here who have warned against offending officialdom in any nation (no matter how silly or inept those officials may seem) should be heeded, for they are wise...
