Over the past five years, the MIPEX average score increased by +2 points on the 100-point MIPEX scale. In contrast, Brazil improved by +12 points and experienced the second largest improvement of its integration policies of all MIPEX countries and the largest of all non-European MIPEX countries.
In 2014, Brazil was a country of ‘Equality on paper’ with only halfway favourable policies, where immigrants enjoyed basic rights and long-term security, but did equal opportunities.
As a result of major reforms mostly introduced in 2017, Brazil adopted a “comprehensive approach” to integration that is slightly favourable for societal integration, scoring 64/100 on MIPEX. Immigrants to Brazil enjoy more equal opportunities, greater long-term security and a few more basic rights.
Immigrants enjoy now more favourable policies in nearly all areas of societal integration: the labour market, education system, health, political participation, permanent residence and access to nationality. For example, thanks to the introduction of the new Migration Law (13.445/2017) and Decree 9199/17, immigrants in Brazil have the right to change employers, equal access to education and the right to join political partie, and unconditional path to permanent residence.
Positive changes on MIPEX indicators:
- Immediate access to labour market
- Access to compulsory and non-compulsory education
- Membership in political parties
- Required residence period for permanent residence
- Periods of absence allowed for permanent residents
- Naturalisation language level
- Economic resources requirement for naturalisation
- Dual nationality
- Whole organisation approach in the health sector
Negative changes on MIPEX indicators:
- Naturalisation language level