Política migratória Brasileira e seus reflexos para os estados da UNASUL: Um estudo a partir do tratamento dado pelo Brasil ao caso dos haitianos

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze how UNASUR Member States are affected by the Brazilian posture to not recognize the status of refugees to Haitian migrants after the earthquake that struck the country in 2010. Then, specific objectives are to analyze the arguments brought by Public Civil Action filed by federal prosecutors of State of Acre, In Brazil, in January 2012, comparatively with the interpretation by UNHCR brought about the concept of a refugee. The methodology used is the deductive method of analysis of the sources and investigative documentary, the method of procedure. The central hypothesis of the study focuses on is shown that new categories of refugees should address the role of international protection conferred by existing instruments, pointing in the Haitian case, the possibility of framing via environmental refuge or “refugees from hunger”. The conclusions are: a) The Brazilian position because data in terms of international security and increased international crimes and violence to bordering with Brazil Member States; b) b) If the Brazilian civil action succeeds, will encourage a rereading of the refuge in the American continent, strengthening regional integration on humanitarian grounds.