Government provides assistance to Brazilians in areas hit by hurricane and earthquake

published: Sep 08, 2017 12:00 AM, last modified: Sep 08, 2017 08:20 PM

Embassies are on alert to provide for any emergency. On Twitter, President Michel Temer expressed his sympathy towards victims

With Hurricane Irma passing through the Caribbean and United States, and an earthquake taking place in southern Mexico, the President of the Republic Michel Temer, determined that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs assist Brazilians in the regions affected.

In a message on Twitter, the President of the Republic also expressed his sympathy towards the victims of both natural disasters. So far, according to the Foreign Ministry, there is no record of Brazilians being among the earthquake victims.

In the areas affected by Hurricane Irma, Brazilian embassies and consulates are on alert and ready to deal with any emergency involving Brazilian citizens.

Contact with Itamaraty's (Brazil's Foreign Ministry) Department of Assistance to Brazilians in Brasilia, may be done via e-mail (dac@itamaraty.gov.br) or through the following telephone numbers: +55 61 2030 8803/8804 (from 08am to 08pm) and +55 61 98197 2284 (from 08pm to 08am).

For Brazilians in Mexico, the number for Brazil's Consulate-General is +52 (155) 3455 3991.