The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced that over the past three years, more than 12,000 Afghans have entered Brazil on humanitarian visas after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan.
The organisation said in a report that the wave of migration has put a lot of pressure on local resources in Brazil.
The UN refugee agency on Friday (November 29) released a report on the situation and number of migrants in Brazil.
According to the report, Brazil hosts 790,000 migrants from different countries of the world, especially Venezuela, Afghanistan, Haiti, Syria, and Ukraine.
The report states that Brazil has witnessed an increase in the number of migrants from various countries, including Afghans, in the city of São Paulo, and since the implementation of the humanitarian visa policy for Afghans in 2021 until August 2024, more than 13,000 humanitarian visas have been issued to Afghans.
According to the report, more than 12,000 Afghan migrants have arrived in Brazil during this period.
The United Nations has stressed on the need for more support for the implementation of local reception and integration systems in light of the gradual increase in the arrival of migrants and their needs in Brazil.
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is emphasising on the protection of migrants in Brazil while other reports have been published about the difficult situation of Afghan refugees in the country.
