Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, who traveled to Cuba on the Granma 2.0 ship in solidarity with the island’s people, has been released and is on his way back to Brazil after being interrogated for six hours at Tocumen Airport in Panama.

“Thank you so much for all the solidarity! They think they can scare us, but all they achieve is to increase our will and sense of urgency to defeat US imperialism, Israeli Zionism and their project of domination that causes horrendous effects in so many countries,” Ávila declared.

The Brazilian activist, a member of the international convoy Our America, declared that “we will not stop until we build a society free from exploitation, free from oppression and free from the destruction of nature.”

He insisted on a society where people have the right to live in peace and justice, where happiness, love, and solidarity are the foundations. “This is the great historical mission of our generation , and to fulfill it, any sacrifice is worthwhile,” he added.

Emphasizing that together we are invincible, Ávila shared that he was “very happy to see my family in a few hours.”

Hours earlier, the communications team reported the activist’s arrest at Panama City’s airport by English-speaking officers. The activist, a member of the Granma 2.0 Flotilla that delivered humanitarian aid to Cuba, was returning to Brazil.

This week, the activist stated on his social media that “from Gaza to Havana, the struggle is one: against imperialism and Zionism, and for the dignity of the free peoples of the world.”

“We are living through the greatest historical battle of our generation, and it is our duty to confront the structures of oppression wherever they manifest themselves,” he said.