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A boat with two dozen migrants from West Africa was rescued off the coast of northern Brazil, officials from the state of Maranh\u00e3o said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

A fishing boat came upon the drifting vessel with 27 people aboard, including migrants from Senegal, Nigeria, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Cape Verde, along with two Brazilians, the state government said in a statement. Some were suffering from dehydration.<\/p>

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Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, citing a Federal Police officer, said that both the rescued Brazilians were arrested for human trafficking. The official, according to Folha, said the migrants paid to be illegally transported to Brazil.<\/p>\n

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The boat had been at sea for five weeks, said Folha, citing the Federal Police.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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