According to the president of the Brazilian Mining and General Association (BMGA), Antonio Szala some 12 Brazilian miners were arrested yesterday in the Port Kaituma area and will likely be deported after court proceedings.
Szala said that he could not confirm how many of the 12 were part of the BMGA, but that one of the association’s members did make contact to see if anything could be done. Szala said that the men produced to police their receipts for their work permit applications. He said that some of the men have been waiting
