Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to seek explanations from the U.S. government over the "degrading treatment" of Brazilians on a deportation flight, the ministry wrote on X on Saturday night.

The spat comes as Latin America grapples with US President Donald Trump's return to power bringing a hard-line anti-immigration agenda, promising crackdowns on irregular migration and mass deportations.

Brazil has reacted with outrage after 88 of its nationals arrived in their homeland handcuffed following their deportation from the United States. Brazil blasted Washington over its “degrading

Brazilian officials criticized the U.S. on Friday after a group of deportees arrived in Manaus, handcuffed, following an unexpected landing due to technical issues, Reuters reports.

Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands clarification from the U.S. over the alleged poor treatment of Brazilian deportees on a recent flight. Upon arrival, passengers reported mistreatment and were initially handcuffed.

Brazilian officials demanded that U.S. agents remove handcuffs from a group of deportees who were flown to the South American country on Friday, with a prominent minister in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government calling the practice "blatant disrespect" for the rights of his fellow citizens.