Today, a Brazilian rescue plane landed in Brasilia, bringing home 211 Brazilians from the escalating Middle Eastern conflict. Brazil’s Ministry of Defense confirmed this news. The Brazilian Air Force operated the flight. It took off from Tel Aviv and touched down at 4:10 a.m. local time. Of these returnees, 107 stayed in Brasilia. Another 104 […]
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