None of the 42 people had permission to be in the country.
The Justice Minister says 42 Brazilians have been deported from the country since June.
In a post on social media, Jim O'Callaghan says it includes 15 people serving prison sentences.
He added that none of the 42 people had permission to be here.
He said the deportations took place on commercial flights.

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