Brasília - Four members of the Brazilian Peace Force Brigade in Haiti were wounded last week during confrontations in the streets of Port-au-Prince. The injured soldiers received immediate medical attention, and their condition is not life-threatening.

According to a note released by the Army Center of Social Communication, the soldiers were wounded "by weapons fire from gang members" during patrol operations in the Bel-Air neighborhood in support of the Haitian National Police. The purpose of the operations, according to the note, was "to take preventive actions in the area, bearing in mind the recent prison escape from the National Penitentiary."

In the note, the Army Center of Social Communications makes it clear that, even more so in light of what happened, the Brazilian Peace Force Brigade in Haiti "will proceed with its mission to provide better security conditions in its zone of action and continues to count on the support and collaboration of the Haitian population to achieve its goals."

Translation: David Silberstein