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Brazil takes on the European Refugee Crisis
In 2016 significantly less refugees arrived in Europe than the year before. The Organization for Migration and the EU border agency Frontex have reported a notable decline in the number of migrants arriving on Europe’s shores by nearly two-thirds. These numbers, however, are by no means an indication of improvement in the international situation of refugees.
It’s evident that something has to change in the international mindset to bring an end to the enduring human rights violations concerning millions of people. Surprisingly, a potential wind of change has come from Brazil, a country facing a deep economic and political crisis.
Brazil is one of the biggest recipients of refugees in Latin America. In 2013 they introduced a humanitarian visa program for Syrians, processing 8.450 humanitarian visas on basis of which more than 2.000 Syrian refugees have already settled in Brazil. Brazil has several reasons to pursue a recipient immigration policy. Receiving immigrants from all over the world helps to boost the country’s international reputation and to turn around its negative image regarding a high crime rate and an even higher external debt. Immigrants in Brazil also seem to be perceived as less as a (financial) burden than in many European countries.
Fonte: www.dailymail.com.uk
GLOSSARY
mindset – atitudes das pessoas
enduring – resistente, duradoura
financial burden – carga financeira
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