{"id":2218,"date":"2019-02-18T14:28:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T14:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fink.com.br\/transfer\/2019\/02\/18\/brazil-informs-un-that-it-is-leaving-the-migration-pact-see-the-repercussions\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T14:28:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T14:28:58","slug":"brazil-informs-un-that-it-is-leaving-the-migration-pact-see-the-repercussions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fink.com.br\/mobility\/brazil-informs-un-that-it-is-leaving-the-migration-pact-see-the-repercussions\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil informs UN that it is leaving the Migration Pact: see the repercussions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to a survey by the International Migration Organization, a branch of the United Nations Organization (UNO)<\/a>, no fewer than 258 million persons are in a process of dislocation throughout the world. The number, equivalent to 3.4% of the world\u2019s population, gave rise to the creation of the Global Migration Pact, an agreement signed by 160 signatories in December of last year, in a ceremony that took place in Marrakesh, Morocco.
However, the recently sworn in president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has communicated to the UN<\/a> that the country is leaving the Pact.<\/p>\n

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When not signing the document, whose objective is to coordinate the migratory flux, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ernesto Araujo, stated that Brazil would lose its sovereignty to deal with the theme. Brazil followed the line of other countries that also refused to sign the agreement, such as the United States, Italy, Australia, Israel, and some Central European nations, going against the former chancellor, Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, who appealed to his successor to maintain Brazil in the Global Migration Pact, which reinforces international cooperation for safe, orderly, and regular migrations, according to the UN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cImmigration shouldn\u2019t be dealt with as a global issue, but according to the reality and sovereignty of each country\u201d, stated Bolsonaro\u2019s minister on Twitter, following the line of the president, who, on a live transmission on Facebook, affirmed he wasn\u2019t \u201cagainst immigrants. But, that to enter Brazil, a very strict criterion was needed. Otherwise, as far as it depends on me while head of State, they will not enter\u201d.<\/p>\n

The repercussions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although there is no sanction foreseen for countries that refuse to sign the Pact, according to John Millman, the spokesman for the International Migration Organization, Brazil\u2019s non-participation was a negative surprise for the Organization. \u201cThis is a situation for cooperation. It\u2019s always regrettable when a State dissociates itself from a multilateral process, especially a country that respects national specificities\u201d, said the UN\u2019s<\/a> representative. The issue was also discussed by Camila Asano, coordinator of the Conectas Program, a non-governmental organization. According to Asano, Brazilian immigrants may suffer reprisals abroad.<\/p>\n

\u201cNowadays, there are many more Brazilians living abroad than there are migrants here in Brazil. They are compatriots that often face difficulties, whether in Europe, the USA, Japan or other parts of the world. The Global Migration Pact consolidates and reinforces people\u2019s rights, including the more than three million Brazilians who live abroad, protecting them from being discriminated against for being migrants\u201d, declared the representative of Conectas. Her opinion is shared by Paul Nesse, of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who refuted the argument used by the Brazilian government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pact foresees enough space for each government to have its own policy. There is nothing to indicate that sovereignty would be abandoned or lost. The exit from the Pact weakens the political moment and undermines international efforts to have a more organized migration. We have seen, in South America, with the crisis in Venezuela, how necessary such a measure is\u201d, stated the Norwegian.<\/p>\n

Understand the Migration Pact according to its objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n