"Justice Minister José Eduardo Cardozo said that Brazil would grant the work visas to 2,400 Haitians who are stuck in two Amazon border towns and that an additional 1,600 Haitians in Brazil have been given visas already.The humanitarian reasons are in reference to the worsening living conditions in Haiti since the earthquake there on January 12, 2010. Brazil has responded to the call for help in Haiti, spending R$1 billion on relief efforts so far." (Quoted from article)