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Brazilian police rescue 108 Cuban migrants at the northern border and arrest 5 alleged smugglers
Police said the rescue was the largest humanitarian operation in Roraima, where Cuban migration to Brazil has surged since 2022.
- On Monday, Brazilian police rescued 108 Cuban migrants from human smugglers at the northern border with Guyana in Roraima state, arresting five individuals on smuggling charges.
- Escalating economic crisis and United States sanctions are driving more citizens to flee Cuba, as migration to Brazil has surged since 2022 with Cubans now the leading nationality seeking refugee status.
- Northern Amazon states Amapa and Roraima account for nearly 60% of migrants' residences, while authorities have rescued 297 migrants illegally entering through Roraima since June 2024.
- Smugglers, known as "coyotes," subjected migrants to exhausting journeys in poorly maintained vehicles, which police noted ignore all standards of road safety and human dignity.
- With more than 40,000 refugee applications in 2025, the Ministry of Justice stated migration flows could increase if geopolitical tensions worsen; regularization through refugee status recognition remains a potential alternative.
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Brazilian police rescue 108 Cuban migrants at the northern border and arrest 5 alleged smugglers
Brazilian police have rescued more than 100 Cuban migrants from human smugglers at the northern border with Guyana.
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