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Brazil Worried About
European Pact On
Immigration
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Brazil Worried About
European Pact On
Immigration
RIO DE JANEIRO -
Brazil's government
expressed on Friday its
worry over the approval
of the European Pact on
Immigration and Asylum
signed by the justice
ministers of all EU
member countries on
Thursday.
The Brazilian Ministry
of Foreign Relations (MRE)
considered that the
agreement represents a
worrying escalation of
measures taken in
Europe, which reinforces
a negative view on
migration, allows
control procedures to be
arbitrary, and violates
human rights.
The MRE statement
reaffirmed the Brazilian
government's official
attitude on the
agreement, which was
first announced in June.
The Brazilian government
regretted European
countries' unfavorable
perception towards
immigration and stressed
that its effects are
contrary to a more ample
coexistence between the
peoples.
"Brazil generously and
without discrimination
welcomed millions of
foreigners, mostly
Europeans," the MRE
stated, "Brazil hopes
that the EU countries,
when deliberating about
the Pact in the Council
of European Union's
October meeting, would
take into consideration
their own historical
experiences and the
benefits derived from
migrations, avoiding
attitudes which create
new divisions between
emigration and
immigration countries."
The Brazilian government
stressed its commitment
to firmly defend
people's freedom of
circulation and declared
to intensify its efforts
to support Brazilian
citizens who live
abroad.
According to the
statement, the Brazilian
government will watch
carefully any measures
which can affect the
lives of their citizens.
Brazil has been having
some troubles about the
treatment that Brazilian
citizens have received
in some European
countries. In February,
relations between Brazil
and Spain were strained
by the deportation of
several Brazilian
citizens who were trying
to enter Spain.
At that time, the
Brazilian government
considered the
deportation unjustified
and the Brazilian
citizens' treatment by
the Spanish authorities
excessively harsh.
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