The list for the first repatriation flight for Brazilians in Lebanon has 215 names. Of these, 70% are women and children, according to government officials. The flight, scheduled for this Friday (4), was .
The Brazilian government suspended the two bus convoys to take repatriates to Beirut International Airport. According to diplomatic sources, the intensification of attacks prevents such an operation from taking place.
Initially, Itamaraty had defined two meeting points for the Brazilians. And the .
The assessment is that with the intensification of bombings in Beirut there is a risk of convoys being targets of attack.
The new guidance is for Brazilians, when notified about flight confirmation, to go to the airport on their own.
According to those involved in the operation, there are Brazilians who are already in the Beirut region and sleep on the street or in their cars so as not to return to their homes.
The biggest concern for both Brazilians and members of the Embassy in Beirut is the roads. Access roads to the Lebanese capital are among the targets of attack.
Brazilian Rajaa Ibrahim is six kilometers from Beirut airport and reported the sounds of explosions in the last few hours. She has two children aged 9 and 7 but was left out of the first flight.
“I didn’t sleep the whole night. It was horrible. I also have no information on which list they will put me on. I hope I can go before something happens to me and the children”, he commented to CNN, by phone this Friday.
