Neither Refugees, nor Migrants: The Arrival of Haitians to the City of Tabatinga (Amazonas)

Neither Refugees, nor Migrants: The Arrival of Haitians to the City of Tabatinga (Amazonas)

This article sets out to analyze the migration of 4,000 Haitians between the beginning of 2010 and March of 2012 in Tabatinga (Amazonas), as a 'critical event' in the history of recent migrations to Brazil. Based on onsite work by the Doctors Without Borders international organization, thi...

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Published in:Dados (Rio de Janeiro) Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 1007 - 1041
Main Authors: VERAN, Jean-Francois, NOAL, Debora da Silva, FAINSTAT, Tyler
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: 01-01-2014
Subjects:
Borders
Brazil
Haiti
Humanitarianism
International Organizations
Migrants
Migration
Physicians
Policy Reform
Refugees
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Summary:This article sets out to analyze the migration of 4,000 Haitians between the beginning of 2010 and March of 2012 in Tabatinga (Amazonas), as a 'critical event' in the history of recent migrations to Brazil. Based on onsite work by the Doctors Without Borders international organization, this text highlights the limits of the legal and operational response at the municipal, state and federal levels. This scale-based analytical approach allows for a comprehension of the convergence of elements and circumstances, which produced the humanitarian situation in Tabatinga. At the very time Brazil enters global migration routes, this article intends to contribute to the debate on Brazilian migratory policy reform. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0011-5258
DOI:10.1590/00115258201431