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Brazil detains U.S. airline crew after pilot makes obscene gesture
The pilot raised his middle finger at police to protest new Brazilian security measures that require U.S. citizens to be fingerprinted and photographed upon entering the South American country.
Brazil implemented the policy on January 1 in retaliation for a similar U.S. program that requires those foreign visitors who need visas to have their fingerprints and pictures taken on arrival in the United States.
U.S. citizens have been subject to long lines at Brazilian airports since the new security measures were implemented, prompting U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to complain that Americans were being discriminated against. With Rio de Janeiro’s famous Carnival coming in February, the city is worried about the impact on tourism. It has taken to handing out roses and “Rio Loves You” T-shirts to U.S. visitors and Wednesday laid on hip-wriggling Samba dancers at its airport arrival gate. Eager to speed up the process, Brazil rushed to gather digital fingerprint readers from police stations across the country to register U.S. visitors in “30 seconds” rather than the hours it takes with an ink pad.
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