An American tourist from Pennsylvania was prevented from entering Brazil because he poured water over a baby that had been crying during his flight from the US to Brazil. His bad behaviour started in the US and caused him to be refused boarding access on his flight from Miami to Sao Paulo, and again he was kicked off a flight from Brazil (after having spent a day in police custody in Brazil) back to Miami. Police said later that he was drunk.

This is the second incident involving a US citizen at Sao Paulo Airport in January 2004. Two weeks ago, an American Airlines pilot was arrested and fined almost $13,000 after making an obscene gesture while being photographed by immigration officials.