Brazilian flights to Europe are greeted by police at gate... why?
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It is not unusual for arrivals in Toronto to be met by Canada Border Service officers for a passport check. If they are able to catch undocumented offenders who have have 'lost' their passport enroute before they reach 'Canadian soil' at the top of the jetway, I believe they can send offenders back on the return flight .
Otherwise, it involves many months of expensive incarceration, lawyers, court costs and a heavy drain on Canada's welcome.
Otherwise, it involves many months of expensive incarceration, lawyers, court costs and a heavy drain on Canada's welcome.
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I always manage to get the attention of the dogs at US airports because the carry-on bag I usually fly with is the one I use to cart stuff to and from work and it often contains fruit. I don't think they've ever asked me to prove there was no fruit in it, the explanation of prior existence of fruit seems to be enough.
I remember seeing a comment once where someone reckoned that a significant proportion of passengers arriving in the UK from the West Indies were probably carrying something of dubious legality.
I remember seeing a comment once where someone reckoned that a significant proportion of passengers arriving in the UK from the West Indies were probably carrying something of dubious legality.
Brazilians believe in reciprocity, the visa requirements for a foreigner to visit Brazil are exactly the same as the visa requirements for Brazilians to visit the foreigner's country. When the US started fingerprinting Brazilians on arrival, Brazil responded by fingerprinting Americans on arrival.
Don't be surprised if Brazil responds in kind.
Don't be surprised if Brazil responds in kind.
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Don't be surprised if Brazil responds in kind.
Nobody here gets upset about it, unlike the fingerprint spat, so there are no demands for reciprocity.
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You're average Brazillian isn't going to be any more successful at pretending to be Portuguese than your average American can pull off pretending to be English. Brazilian Portuguese is as different, and different sounding from Portuguese Portuguese as is American English and British English.
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At airports like London Heathrow the police who have airside passes are there partly for protection against terrorist attack and so are armed. So it's not that the police are chosen to attend aircraft for immigration or drugs policing are chosen because they are armed, but because they have airside passes and are in the airport.
That is also why when a passenger starts arguing a bit too much with the airline staff and won't calm down, armed police arrive. They don't need the arms for this problem, but they happen to be armed for their other duties in the airport.
That is also why when a passenger starts arguing a bit too much with the airline staff and won't calm down, armed police arrive. They don't need the arms for this problem, but they happen to be armed for their other duties in the airport.
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It is not unusual for arrivals in Toronto to be met by Canada Border Service officers for a passport check. If they are able to catch undocumented offenders who have have 'lost' their passport enroute before they reach 'Canadian soil' at the top of the jetway, I believe they can send offenders back on the return flight .
Otherwise, it involves many months of expensive incarceration, lawyers, court costs and a heavy drain on Canada's welcome.
Otherwise, it involves many months of expensive incarceration, lawyers, court costs and a heavy drain on Canada's welcome.
Coupled with Pearson's general ineptitude and drawn out entrance experience it's an excellent time!
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In Brazil, there is a Kleptocracy. An ex president jailed (corruption/$ laundering)
Many people leaving the country. (tourist visas issue?)
Probable at these airports: Tight screening due intel. leads
Increasingly volatile situation due elections this year
RR
Probable at these airports: Tight screening due intel. leads
Increasingly volatile situation due elections this year
RR
