Between 2013 and 2022, the influx of international migrants to Brazil resulted in the birth of 129,800 children to immigrant mothers. This data was released at a seminar organized by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the creation of the International Migration Observatory (OBMigra), an entity linked to the ministry.
Over the course of a decade, the nationalities of immigrant mothers in Brazil underwent notable changes. In 2013, more than 8,500 children of immigrant mothers were registered, with the majority of Bolivian and Paraguayan descent, closely followed by Chinese women in third place. In 2016, Haitian mothers surpassed the Chinese, maintaining this status until 2018. The following year, Venezuelan women took the lead, followed by Haitians and Bolivians.
A remarkable statistic highlighted in the report pertains to marriages involving immigrants. A total of 66,300 marriages included at least one immigrant spouse. Among these, unions between immigrant men and Brazilian women constituted 59% of the overall total, while marriages between Brazilian men and immigrant women represented 28.1%. Additionally, marriages where both spouses were immigrants made up 12.9% of the total.Change in Profile
The report points to a significant change in both the origin and intensity of immigration flows to Brazil during the analyzed period. In 2022, the Federal Police recorded 1.2 million long-term and temporary residence permits, marking a tenfold increase compared to the beginning of the period. Venezuelans, Haitians, Argentinians, and Colombians emerged as the main nationalities seeking residency, surpassing the previously prominent presence of Portuguese, Spanish, German, and Italian nationals.
“In 2013, the police recorded 105,094 residence requests, comprising 67,535 long-term and 37,559 temporary. A decade later, the volume of residence registrations rose to 1.2 million — more than ten times the initial figure observed. Notably, the proportion of long-term migrants jumped from 64.2% to 80.8%, suggesting that, in the migratory aspirations of these individuals, Brazil has become the preferred destination for establishing permanent residence,” the report states.Refugees
The OBMigra report provides insights into the evolution of both the volume and demographic profile of refugee status recognition requests submitted to the Federal Police. In 2013, requests totaled just under 6,000, with Bengali, Haitian, and Senegalese nationalities standing out. In the following two years, Syrians gained increasing relevance among the applicant group. The year 2016 witnessed a significant turning point when the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela led to an increase in the influx of migrants to Brazil.
In that same year, Cubans and Angolans joined the main nationalities seeking refuge. Throughout the historical series under analysis, there were 210,052 refugee requests from Venezuelans, 38,884 from Haitians, 17,855 from Cubans, and 11,238 from Angolans. The report notes that, in 2022, the proportion of women requesting refuge reached 40%, with the majority coming from Venezuela and Cuba.Source: Agência Brasil