According to Nascimento, the state secretary for Social Development, most Afghans do not stay in Brazil; they are headed for Europe and the United States.
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Relations have decided to make the granting of temporary visas to Afghans conditional on vacancies in affiliated shelters. Experts and agents have expressed concern about the decision.
Brazil became the destination of Afghans when an inter-ministerial decree was published in September 2021, authorizing temporary visas for humanitarian reasons.
Due to the inflow of people after the rise of the Taliban to power, the city in the Greater São Paulo area has installed special facilities to assist migrants.
A survey conducted by federal court officials and members of Brazil's Federal Defender's Office, presented Monday (Aug.
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