The proposal was presented by members of the Brazilian government at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at the United Nations in New York, USA.
Of this total, BRL 325 mi corresponds to the full settlement of the country’s regular contribution to the UN. This is the first time in the last decade Brazil pays its contribution to the UN in the first half of the year.
In 2023, the National Committee for Refugees (Conare) examined 138,359 applications for recognition of refugee status, representing a 235% increase compared to 2022.
The data underscores that indigenous communities are facing an inadequate situation, falling short of the targets outlined in the UN 2030 Agenda ratified in 2015.
Neo-Nazi cells surged by 270.6% from Jan. 2019 to May 2021 countrywide, a phenomenon said to have been driven by the spread of hate speech and extremist narratives. At the beginning of 2022, Brazil had over 530 such groups.