On Thursday, November 5, 2026, Guyana’s national police force officially announced that five Brazilian citizens have entered guilty pleas for violating the country’s immigration laws after crossing an unregulated land border checkpoint without reporting to local immigration authorities as required. The group, consisting of four men and one woman all residents of Boa Vista, Brazil, were identified as 29-year-old Elvis Maques De Souza, 29-year-old Derick Pereira De Suza, 29-year-old Delroy Batista, 26-year-old Hentony Gabriel Silva, and 45-year-old Hosana Gomes Da Silva. The defendants made their first court appearance on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court, with the session conducted remotely via Zoom presided over by Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir. Formal charges were read to all five individuals, which specified that they had crossed Guyana’s land frontier without immediately presenting themselves to the nearest designated immigration officer, a clear violation of national border entry protocols. Following their unanimous guilty pleas, the court handed down a uniform GY$30,000 fine for each defendant, bringing the total collective fine to GY$150,000. The judicial ruling also mandated that all five individuals must depart Guyana’s territory within a 24-hour window, with a deadline set for Thursday, November 5, 2026, to complete their exit. Guyana’s law enforcement agencies have emphasized that strict adherence to formal immigration entry procedures remains a core priority to maintain border security and orderly cross-border movement with neighboring nations.