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World● Low51m ago · Nov 15, 2026, 2:00 PM

Aerial chaos in the US: brothers from Acre with rare disease who had flight diverted arrive in Miami

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Brothers with ultra-rare disease arrive in Miami after having flight diverted. The brothers Pedro and Tiago Rodrigues from Acre, aged 12 and 7, who have limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C, a rare and degenerative genetic disease, arrived in Miami early this Sunday (15) after their flight to the United States was diverted.

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