Around six tons of equipment has been sent to Turkey to support the teams during their work, as well as four sniffer dogs to help locate the victims of the earthquake.
"The Brazilian embassies in Ankara and Damascus, as well as the Brazilian consulate-general in Istanbul, are following the developments in the region on an on-call basis."
"Brazil expresses solidarity with the peoples of both countries, the families of the victims and everyone who lost their homes in this tragedy", said Lula on social media.
The Second Panel of the Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously rejected the request submitted by Turkey to have executive Ali Sipahi, who has lived in Brazil for 12 years, extradited. The motion had been lodged by the Turkish government and was based on terrorism charges.
The Brazilian government celebrated Turkey’s decision to bring the investigation into safeguards over Brazilian steel products to an end with no definitive measures.
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