Illegal immigration to Brazil

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 also arrived particularly from Haiti and Bolivia. [2][3][4][5]

Present-day countries of origin

According to Brazilian Federal Police, the countries of origin for the largest numbers of illegal immigrants are as follows (2015):[6] </ref>

Country of origin Raw number
Haiti 14.535
Bolivia 8.407
Colombia 7.653
China 5.798
Portugal 4.841
Paraguay 4.841
United States 4.747
Peru 4.403

References

  1. ↑ "Rising Brazil tackles immigration question". CNN. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Brazilian city admits 500 more illegal Haitian immigrants". Peoples Daily. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Brazil announces plan to rein in immigration from Haiti". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  4. ↑ "Booming Brazil lures immigrant workers". CNN. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  5. ↑ Garcia, Raphael Tsavkko. "How Brazil's progressive migration bill was sabotaged". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Em 10 anos, número de imigrantes aumenta 160% no Brasil, diz PF". G1. Retrieved 16 November 2017.


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