Brazilian government sends 6.3 tons of medicines to Lebanon

The government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sends 6.3 tons of medicines collected by the Consulate General of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro to Lebanon. The cargo was sent in two stages. The first part was taken on the 15th, while the most recent part was taken on the flight last Saturday (19th).

Lebanon has been suffering from military invasions and bombings promoted by Israel. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), the Brazilian government has already sent five loads of medicines, disposable syringes and envelopes for rehydration of public stocks of the Unified System to the Middle Eastern country. of Health (SUS) administered by the Ministry of Health.

Basic food baskets collected by the Lebanese Embassy in Brasília, through the United for Lebanon Association (UpL), were also sent.

Since the beginning of the Israeli offensive on Lebanon, the Brazilian government began Operation Roots of the Cedar, which has already repatriated 1,317 passengers, including 242 children, 40 babies, 138 elderly people, 12 pregnant women, 101 people with some health complication and 12 people with disability, in addition to 15 domestic animals.

The most recent flight, carried out by the KC-30 aircraft, from the Corsair Squadron of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), landed last Saturday morning at Guarulhos International Airport, in São Paulo, bringing more than 200 passengers and a cat

This was the sixth repatriation flight and a seventh flight is currently underway. Around 3 thousand Brazilians living in Lebanon have registered to request repatriation.

The agreement between Itamaraty and the Lebanese government defined that the priorities on the shipping lists are women, children and elderly Brazilians who do not live in Lebanon. Since October 4, the start of the rescue operation, FAB has been making almost daily flights between Brazil and Lebanon, with a stopover for refueling in Lisbon, Portugal, both on the way out and on the way back.