Abstract
AbstractThis chapter aims to provide an ethnographic description of the social impact that anti-migrant hate speech has in the Brazilian city of Foz de Iguazú in the Paraná Tri-Border Area (TBA), on the frontiers between Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina (at the confluence of the Paraná and Iguazú rivers). We will analyze Brazil’s current political context, focusing particularly on the present impact of military imaginaries that began to spread in this border zone in the seventies. Our ethnographic methodology included 60 individual interviews and a focus group with 11 participants (international students, professors, and technical staff from the Universidad Federal de la Integración Latinoamericana [Federal University of Latin American Integration], all from a qualitative perspective. The results show that xenophobia has become official discourse in Brazil, articulated with statements that advocate intolerance towards minorities and vulnerable sectors. This broad phenomenon has specific implications in Foz de Iguazú because of the city’s border and military configurations. Our study also shows that xenophobic discourse and practices form part of racist imaginaries that have a greater impact on migrant women.KeywordsHate speechMigrationEthnographyParana RiverTriple FrontierFoz de Iguazú
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