Illegal immigrants from Colombia, Bolivia and Haiti in Brazil: reflections from the International Security Studies' perspective

Authors

  • Ana Carolina Vieira de Oliveira Observatório Político Sul-Americano (OPSA-IESP/UERJ). Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Políticas Públicas, Estratégia e Desenvolvimento (INCT-PPED).
  • Paula Gomes Moreira Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/rmi.2013.8370

Abstract

This article aims to address the issue of immigration to Brazil from citizens of neighboring countries affected by environmental, economic, humanitarian and socio-political issues. The influx of illegal immigrants in the country has increased as some political regimes; become more unstable, especially in the Caribbean area and in the South America. In Brazil, there is a large population coming from countries such as Haiti, Bolivia and Colombia, which merge different factors and generate an emigration process increasingly difficult to prevent at the national level. Here we want to make a comparison of migrant populations in the condition of illegal immigrants. This situation therefore led to the creation of a network which facilitates the entry of illegal persons in Brazil. This situation is further motivated by positive indices of political and economic stability in Brazil, which added to a blessed geographical nature with low possibilities of natural disasters, making Brazil a prosperous country by the eyes of its neighbors.

Keywords: Immigration, Brazil, South America, Central America, Security.

Received on May 2, 2013 / Accepted on May 16, 2013.

Author Biographies

Ana Carolina Vieira de Oliveira, Observatório Político Sul-Americano (OPSA-IESP/UERJ). Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Políticas Públicas, Estratégia e Desenvolvimento (INCT-PPED).

Mestre em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Bolsista DTI-2 do CNPq. Assistente de pesquisa do Observatório Político Sul-Americano (OPSA-IESP/UERJ). Pesquisadora do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Políticas Públicas, Estratégia e Desenvolvimento (INCT-PPED).

Paula Gomes Moreira, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Doutoranda em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasil. Bolsista CAPES. Assistente de Pesquisa do Observatório Político Sul-Americano (OPSA-IESP/UERJ).

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Published

2013-12-31

How to Cite

de Oliveira, A. C. V., & Moreira, P. G. (2013). Illegal immigrants from Colombia, Bolivia and Haiti in Brazil: reflections from the International Security Studies’ perspective. Mural Internacional, 4(2), 63–71. https://doi.org/10.12957/rmi.2013.8370

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2013): JUL-DEZ

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ARTICLES

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