Bangladeshi immigration to Brazil

Bangladeshi immigration to Brazil is a new trend, as the South American country has no tradition of receiving the Bengali people.[2] Most of Bangladeshi immigrants to Brazil ask for political asylum and protection from the Brazilian government.[3] Most of the countries declare them as "refugees", although for the first time, Bengalis started to arrive in Brazil in the late 2000s and the migratory wave started to go upwards in the early 2010s. One of the reasons for choosing Brazil as a new home for these immigrants is their vision of the country being 'welcoming and full of opportunities', which they do not find in their home country,[4] beyond the poverty, political and religious persecution in Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi Brazilian
Total population
Uncertain number, more than 1,800 asylum seeker (2014).[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups

Illegal immigration

Brazilian police found connections of trafficking Bangladeshi nationals into the country.[5][6] Saifullah Al-Mamun, a Bangladeshi was arrested by Brazilian federal police who was believed to be one of the world’s most notorious human traffickers.[7] 'He is involved with smuggling into Brazil, and then to the United States, people from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan', the Brazilian police report.[8]

Some immigrants have been victims of exploitation being deceived by international human trafficking,[9] but those who work legally in the country tend to be employed in factories where halal slaughter (a type of meat preparation that follows Islamic precepts) is required.[10]

Only between the months from January to April 2018, the Bangladeshi were the fifth group of foreigners who requested refuge in the Latin American country, only being overcome by Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans and Chinese.[11]

See also

References
  1. BBC Brasil. "Brasil vira rota de bengalis em busca de refúgio" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 Mar 2020.
  2. "Bangladesh in the Brazilian Amazon". Al Jazeera. 11 Jan 2012. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021.
  3. "Bangladeshis in Latin America!". Prothom Alo. 9 Nov 2018. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021.
  4. "Brasil vira rota de onda de imigrantes bengalis em busca de refúgio" (in Portuguese). 5 Feb 2014. Retrieved 24 Mar 2020.
  5. "Trafficking gang 'smuggled Bangladeshis into Brazil'". BBC. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021.
  6. "Brasilia, immigrants from Bangladesh forced to work in slave-like conditions". AsiaNews. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021.
  7. "8 years of perilous journey chasing the American dream". tbsnews.net. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021.
  8. "Brazil arrests Bangladeshi man, said to be world's most prolific human traffickers". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 2 November 2019. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021.
  9. "Quadrilha explorava bengalis em obras do DF" (in Portuguese). 15 May 2013. Retrieved 24 Mar 2020.
  10. "Cresce número de bengalis refugiados no Brasil" (in Portuguese). 7 Feb 2014. Retrieved 24 Mar 2020.
  11. "Número de estrangeiros que pediram refúgio no Brasil aumenta 161% em 2018; maioria é de venezuelanos" (in Portuguese). 5 Jun 2018. Retrieved 24 Mar 2020.


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