Illegal immigration to Brazil is the entry in Brazil of foreign nationals without government permission, and in violation of the Brazilian immigration laws.
As the country's economy improves it has found itself a magnet for illegal immigration.[1] Many illegal immigrants have arrived particularly from Haiti and Bolivia.[2][3][4][5][6]
Brazil often creates special legalization procedures for immigrant groups who become too numerous and would not otherwise qualify for immigration.[7] As of 2024, Brazil allows practically unrestricted immigration for nationals of all South American countries, Afghanistan, Haiti, Syria and Ukraine, for nationals of Cuba who participated in the Mais Médicos medical training program, for nationals of the Dominican Republic and Senegal who claim refugee status (without reviewing the refugee claim), and for nationals of member states of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries in certain occupations or who are already in Brazil.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Rising Brazil tackles immigration question". CNN. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "Brazilian city admits 500 more illegal Haitian immigrants". People's Daily. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "Brazil announces plan to rein in immigration from Haiti". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "Booming Brazil lures immigrant workers". CNN. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ Garcia, Raphael Tsavkko. "How Brazil's progressive migration bill was sabotaged". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "In 10 years, number of immigrants increases 160% in Brazil, Federal Police says". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Senegalese who requested refuge in Brazil will have new procedure to obtain residency authorization, G1, 6 December 2019. (in Portuguese)
- ^ Rulings, Ministry of Justice of Brazil. (in Portuguese)