Brazil's foreign ministry said it summoned a senior U.S. diplomat on Monday to discuss the deportation of Brazilian migrants, part of a push to seek mutually acceptable terms for the controversial repatriations.

Brazil's foreign ministry summoned a senior U.S. diplomat on Monday to discuss the deportation of Brazilian migrants, the ministry said, a day after a major flare up over migrant repatriations to neighboring Colombia.

Brazil’s foreign ministry has summoned the highest representative for the US government in Brasilia to explain the treatment given to undocumented Brazilian migrants who were deported back to the Latin American country during the weekend,

It’s the latest diplomatic dispute between a Latin American country and the Trump administration over the treatment of migrants during repatriation flights.

Brazilian officials demanded that U.S. agents remove handcuffs from a group of deportees who were flown to the South American country on Friday, with a prominent minister in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government calling the practice "blatant disrespect" for the rights of his fellow citizens.

Brazil's government expressed outrage on Saturday after dozens of immigrants deported from the United States arrived by plane in handcuffs, calling it a "flagrant disregard" for their rights. Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski told President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of "the flagrant disregard for the fundamental rights of Brazilian citizens,

Brazilian meatpacker JBS has agreed to buy a stake in Mantiqueira Alimentos, it said on Monday, marking the food giant's entry into the egg sector in a deal that valued Mantiqueira at 1.9 billion reais ($321 million).

Brazilian company JBS SA, the world’s biggest meat producer, has made its first foray into the egg sector at a time when concern over the global spread of bird flu is buoying prices.

Brazilian meat producer JBS has acquired a 50% stake in one of South America's largest egg producers, Mantiqueira Brasil. Why it matters: This comes amidst a global surge in egg prices due to avian flu outbreaks.