Brazil: nine bodies found in a drifting boat carrying African documents

The nine bodies found in a drifting boat that reached the coast of Brazil They carried documents that would identify them as African emigrants, specifically from Mauritania It is MaliOfficial Brazilian sources reported this Tuesday.

“Documents and objects found next to the bodies indicate that the victims were immigrants from the African continent, from the region of Mauritania It is Malialthough it is not possible to rule out the existence of people of other nationalities“, according to a statement released by Federal police.

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The statement clarifies that nine bodies were found in total, eight inside the boat and another floating next to it, compared to initial versions that indicated there would be around twenty bodies.

The Federal Police also reported that, after driving to the Port of Bragança the boat seen on Saturday by fishermen in Atlantic Ocean facing the coast of Saltymunicipality in the Amazonian state of For (North of Brazil), work to identify the bodies began on Monday night.

“In addition to identity, the experts’ work aims to verify the origin of the passengers, as well as the cause and estimated time of death.”, adds the note.

The bodies inside were in an advanced state of decomposition and were initially suspected to be Haitian emigrants.

According to the Navy, the boat, made of fiberglass and measuring around 13 meters long, was found without engines or any other propulsion or steering system, and has no structural damage, which rules out a possible sinking.

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The small boat, apparently handmade, resembles the small Mauritanian cayucos used by emigrants from Western Africa who try to reach Canary Islands Spaniards asking for refuge.

According to the NGO Borders Hikingwhich regularly notifies Spanish authorities about boats leaving West Africa bound for the Canary Islands and keeps its own count of lost boats, at least a thousand people have disappeared in the Atlantic attempting this emigration route.

The same organization indicated that there are already precedents for small boats carrying emigrants that were dragged across the Atlantic and found in the Caribbean.

Source: Elcomercio

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