Questão 761099

Read the text and answer questions 34, 35, 36 and 37.

Brazil takes on the European Refugee Crisis

1 In 2016 significantly less refugees _____in Europe than

the year before. The Organization for Migration and the EU

border agency Frontex have reported a notable decline in the

number of migrants arriving on Europe’s shores by nearly

5 two-thirds. These numbers, however, are by no means an

indication of improvement in the international situation of

refugees.

It’s evident that something has to change in the

international mindset to bring an end to the enduring human

10 rights violations concerning millions of people. Surprisingly,

a potential wind of change has come from Brazil, a country

facing a deep economic and political crisis.

Brazil is one of the biggest recipients of refugees in Latin

America. In 2013 they introduced a humanitarian visa

15 program for Syrians, processing 8.450 humanitarian visas on

basis of which more than 2.000 Syrian refugees have already

settled in Brazil. Brazil has several reasons to pursue a

recipient immigration policy. Receiving immigrants from all

over the world helps to boost the country’s international

20 reputation and to turn around its negative image regarding a

high crime rate and an even higher external debt. Immigrants

in Brazil also seem to be perceived as less as a (financial)

burden than in many European countries.

Fonte: www.dailymail.com.uk

GLOSSARY

mindset – atitudes das pessoas

enduring – resistente, duradoura

financial burden – carga financeira

As used in (line 5), ‘however’ is closest in meaning to