Overview
- Brazilian Federal Police intercepted two buses from Argentina in Guaraciaba on December 1 carrying roughly 125 passengers.
- Officials said none of the travelers held the permits required for regular entry into Brazil.
- The group was headed to Ituporanga to work in seasonal onion and tobacco harvests, according to the police report.
- Detainees were taken to a Federal Police delegation for administrative processing as deportation procedures and fines were initiated, and they remain under police authority.
- Each individual received a record barring re-entry to Brazil, and authorities described the action as part of broader enforcement tied to investigations in the border region.