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Israel Ends Hearings for Brazilian Flotilla Detainees, Clearing Way for Deportations

Brazil's foreign ministry is pressing for detainee protections during the opening of deportation procedures.

Overview

  • Federal deputy Luizianne Lins remains held at Ketziot prison after refusing to sign an expedited deportation document she considered abusive.
  • Israeli authorities completed judicial hearings for the Brazilian delegation, enabling deportation processing but without a set timeline for return flights.
  • Mission organizers report precarious custody conditions, including restricted access to water, food and medicines, and accounts of physical and psychological mistreatment.
  • Four Brazilians—Thiago Ávila, João Aguiar, Bruno Gilga and Ariadne Telles—have started a hunger strike to protest their detention conditions.
  • One participant, Nicolas Calabrese, has been released and reached Milan with assistance from Italian consular officials, while Brazil's Itamaraty continues consular visits and oversight.