The ambassador, who spoke with our correspondent in Brazil recently, categorised the over 5, 000 Nigerians living in Brazil into three groups. He described the first group as professionals like lawyers, doctors, architects, and others who are legally living in the country and doing genuine businesses, while the second and third groups are the ones who were given amnesty by theBrazilian government and those who came into Brazil but are yet to regularise their documents.
“Many of the last two categories are not educated. So these are the groups we really have problems with; they are also the groups who are subject to police harassment. One: because they don’t have any legal status; and two: they carry out illegal businesses and are subject to arrests by the host government.
“In fact, it is from these groups that we have many Nigerians who are in prisons in this country. The numbers of Nigerians who are in prisons in this country are about 500, including men and women. It is these groups that are actually the main concern of the mission because we know that prison is not the place where our people should be in Brazil; and Nigerians are the majority of Africans in prison in this country (Brazil),” he said.
On whether Brazil is a route for drug traffickers, the ambassador said it is possible because Brazil is a gateway to South America, as well as an economic andaviation hub in South America.
“Brazil is the main market in this region, that is the hub of commercial flights in this region, and it is through Brazil that other countries in the region are linked. It is these that could make Brazil a route to other destinations in Africa and so on. I will also agree with you that Nigerians have been caught in this illegal trade. In fact, many of them are in prison for this reason.”
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