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  Brazil Detains U.S. Jet Crew Over Gesture
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Last EditedGerald Farinas  Jan 14, 2004 03:37pm
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News DateWednesday, January 14, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionBrazil Detains U.S. Jet Crew Over Gesture

The pilot of an American Airlines jet was detained Wednesday after making an obscene gesture when being photographed at the airport as part of a newly imposed entry requirement for U.S. citizens, federal police said. Eleven crewmembers from the airplane arriving from Miami were also detained, police said.

Brazil imposed requirements that Americans be fingerprinted and photographed at entry points in response the similar rules in the United States for citizens of Brazil and other countries whose citizens need visas to enter.
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