This is especially true for Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, "MK" reports, specifying that in this case there were no official explanations for the refusal. The incident occurred on Friday evening, and despite the usual speed of clarification of such situations, this time no explanations have been forthcoming.
Representatives of the Argentine and Brazilian embassies in Moscow said they had received no explicit instructions on the matter. The Emirates airline, which refused to let the Russians board, recommended contacting Argentina's migration service, which is trying to find out the reasons for the refusal within three days. In informal conversations, the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires mentioned possible problems with "pregnant tourism" after a previous scandal when 33 pregnant Russian women arrived on a flight.
The consulate said it closely monitors the situation with pregnant passengers and often rejects those who raise suspicions of illegal purposes or false tourism. Of the 22 people, according to the embassy, two had document problems, two were flying to Brazil, and the other 18 are not a large group going to give birth in Argentina and obtain local passports.
According to information from the Russian Embassy in Argentina, about 2.5 thousand Russians moved to Argentina in 2023, half of them found families locally. However, the migration service of Argentina reports the entry of 10.5 thousand Russians, of whom 5.8 thousand gave birth and received Argentine passports, after which they left for Europe. Miguel Sebastian, the manager of a maternity clinic in Buenos Aires, who is popular among Russians, noted that they are not against Russian pregnant tourists, but local authorities resent the use of Argentina as a base for moving to Europe, which does not contribute to the development of tourism.
Recall that earlier Egypt, Thailand and Sri Lanka were on the list of budget tourism options in December.