Brazil - Migration (EDC)

• Brazil was the 9th largest economy in the world in 2023.
• Brazil is an Economically Developing Country. (EDC)
• In the past years, South to South migration between Brazil and its neighbouring countries especially Mercosur members such as Chile has increased.
• Between 2000-09, net migration was a loss of half a million. Between 2010 and 2014, this slowed to 190,000.
• There was a rise in the number of international labour migrants attracted by the construction industry for the 2014 football world cup and the 2016 Olympics.
• Following the Earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the damaged infrastructure pushed many people to migrate to Brazil.
• There are 370,000 Brazilian-Born immigrants in the USA.
• Brazil and Portugal have a long-standing bilateral relationship on a political, social and economic basis. Brazil was a former colony of Portugal and today the Portuguese government still gives special status to Brazilian migrants. For economic migrants, Portugal has become a gateway for entry to the EU. The shared language, ancestry and family ties contribute to the ease with which migrants in both countries can be integrated.
• In 2013, 140,000 Portuguese people were living in Brazil.

  In 2013, 140,000 Brazilian people were living in Portugal.
• The links between the USA and Brazil are important in political, socio-economic and environmental terms. There is a large amount of remittances sent back to Brazil from the USA and returning migrants bring back new skills and ideas.
• The National Immigration Council for Brazil enables Haitian immigrants to obtain visas relatively easily in Haiti and thereby reduce their vulnerability to trafficking.
• Brazil is part of the BRICS organisation.