Five Brazilian nationals were each fined G$30,000 and ordered to leave Guyana within 24 hours after pleading guilty to illegal entry at the Suddie Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

The accused, all of Boa Vista, Brazil, are Elvis Maques De Souza, 29; Derick Pereira De Suza; Delroy Batista, 29; Hentony Gabriel Silva, 26 and Hosana Gomes Da Silva, 45.

They were charged with entering Guyana by crossing a land frontier and failing to present themselves immediately to the nearest Immigration Officer, contrary to Section 34(1)(b) of the Immigration Act, Chapter 14:02.

The charges were read to them by Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir, before whom they appeared via Zoom.