How are refugees affected by Brazilian responses to COVID-19?

被引:8
作者
Martuscelli, Patricia Nabuco [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Polit Sci, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
来源
REVISTA DE ADMINISTRACAO PUBLICA | 2020年 / 54卷 / 05期
关键词
COVID-19; refugees; Brazil; public policies;
D O I
10.1590/0034-761220200516x
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要
Refugees are forcibly displaced people who fled their home countries due to persecutions because of their religion, nationality, political opinion, race, or being part of a particular social group. Brazilian Law 9474/1997 recognizes people who are fleeing a situation of severe and generalized violation of human rights as refugees. According to Brazilian law and Constitution, refugees have the same rights as Brazilians. However, my research with 29 refugees living in the states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro shows that refugees are disproportionately affected by the Brazilian responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article discusses how refugees in Brazil are affected by federal responses to the pandemic. I conducted 29 semi-structured phenomenological interviews with refugees between March 27, 2020, and April 06, 2020. These interviews were analyzed considering responses adopted by the Brazilian government (at the federal level) to respond to COVID-19. I conclude that refugees are affected by the closure of the borders and their rights to documentation, healthcare, and social assistance (the emergency benefit) are violated.
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页码:1446 / 1457
页数:12
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