š” Our recommendations include:
* Ensuring access to humanitarian visas and residence permits for people of all nationalities
* Strengthening the direct participation of migrants and refugees in policymaking
š Key findings:
* Humanitarian visa policy has been applied selectively, with a high degree of discretion
* There is a clear gap between Brazilās Law and practice
* Current approaches are shaped by a security-driven logic, including selectivity, austerity, and outsourcing of state responsibilities
This project was funded by ESRC/UKRI and developed in partnership between the University of Sheffield, the University of Southampton (UK) and the Federal University of SĆ£o Carlos (Brazil), alongside its study group InterMob.
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The final report of our study āMapping the Humanitarian Visa Policy in Brazilā with @cintranatalia.bsky.social and Svetlana Ruseishvilli is out
Conducted throughout 2025, it analyses humanitarian visas policies in Brazil to discuss complementary pathways to protection worldwide. +