The Brazilian government has thanked Malta for its assistance in the evacuation of its nationals.

The Brazilian embassy in Rome this morning wrote to the Maltese foreign ministry, thanking it for the evacuation of 3,200 Brazilians.

The workers, employees of the Brazilian company Odebrecht, were brought to Malta on a ferry and then flown home.

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