Tag: asylum

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Due to the serious situation faced by Syrians today, the Brazilian government has announced that it will extend special visa concessions to those who sought asylum in Brazil as well...

By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The number of worldwide refugees seeking asylum in Brazil more than doubled in 2013 with Syrian immigrants making up the majority of the accepted applicants. According to data gathered...

By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Former United States National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden would accept permanent asylum in Brazil if the government offered it to him, but would not provide officials with...