The Ghanaian fans who sought
asylum in Brazil after the World Cup
have been granted a one-year stay by
the Brazilian authorities.
200 Ghanaian supporters reportedly
applied for asylum after Ghana’s first
round exit from the World Cup,
claiming they were fleeing “violent
religious conflicts” in their country.
The Ghanaian Embassy in Brazil has
been tasked by the Ministry of Youth
and Sports to investigate the claims.
However in a recent interview, the
Brazilian ambassador to Ghana, Irene
Vida Gala, has confirmed to Citi
News, that the Brazilian government
is conducting its own independent
investigation and will soon come to a
conclusion.
“Each case is going to be assessed
by a committee and only after the
decision will any action be taken by
the Brazilian government.”
She further added that, despite the
request by the Ghanaian government
asking them to send the asylum
seekers home, there’s nothing they
can do until their investigation is
completed.
Meanwhile, in an interview on
Asempa FM on Monday, one of the
asylum seekers, disclosed that; “We
didn’t tell Brazilian authorities that
there was conflict in Ghana and for
that they should grant us asylum.
“Each and every one of us came here
with his own reason which is
definitely not a conflict situation.
“We have received our papers and
some of us have already started
working. Some of us work in
industries and others work in the
construction sector,” he added.
He further revealed that “some of the
supporters have even filtered into
neighboring countries; Argentina and
Ecuador with others making their way
north to the USA.”
By: Benjamin Epton Owusu/
citifmonline.com/Ghana
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