{"id":18397,"date":"2019-09-18T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=18397"},"modified":"2021-04-05T14:14:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T14:14:22","slug":"do-you-know-the-story-underlying-the-approval-of-the-migration-law","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/do-you-know-the-story-underlying-the-approval-of-the-migration-law\/","title":"Do you know the story underlying the approval of the Migration Law?","content":"

With the issue of migration in evidence in Brazil, the bill for a <\/span>New Migration Law<\/span><\/a>\u00a0was presented for debate in the National Congress. Texts were presented for three years and ten months, before presidential sanction was given. This process was closely monitored by civil society, including\u00a0<\/span>Conectas<\/b><\/a>, who joined discussions with the different political forces and helped to ensure the votes needed for the bill\u2019s approval.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conectas Programme Coordinator, Camila Asano, recounts that the organisation, with experience in national and international advocacy, began to work in conjunction with institutions involved with assisting migrants, in order for the law to include their needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What was needed for a positive outcome?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

A number of strategies contributed to approval of the bill. Firstly, civil society worked in a constructive articulate way with contributions to ensure that the New Migration Law respected human rights and that the demands of the migrant population were heard. In addition, continuous discussions were needed, with members of the Congress committees to which the bill had to be submitted. Finally, this was a cross-party action involving parliamentarians from diverse political spectrums and parties.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe managed to talk to different parties with varying views on the political spectrum, raising awareness about just how outdated the former Foreigner\u2019s Statute was and how out of step it was with the current situation and with the Constitution. This was how we managed to get involved.\u201d She said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Did you know that the immigrants were also involved in the movement?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

As we saw in the last article in this series, the creation of a New Migration Law arose essentially from the demands of migrants themselves. Historically, they have faced a number of difficulties in this country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Women refugees protested during the VII World Social Forum on Migrations.<\/p>\n

Two large events held in S\u00e3o Paulo meant they were also able to present their claims for the new legislation and this strengthened the influence of work being carried out by organisations in Bras\u00edlia:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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