Brazil Launches Public Consultation to Enhance Policies for Migrants, Refugees, and Stateless Persons
Brazil is conducting a public consultation to finalize a national plan enhancing rights and services for migrants, refugees, and stateless persons.
- • Public consultation open until June 30, 2026, for strengthening policies targeting migrants, refugees, and stateless persons.
- • I National Plan for Migrations, Refuge, and Statelessness (I PlaNaMIGRA) to be implemented from 2026 to 2030.
- • Inputs collected via Brasil Participativo platform, including suggestions from foreign users.
- • Plan was developed starting November 2024 during the 2nd National Conference on Migrations with broad societal participation.
- • Technical support by UNHCR and IOM; Ministry of Justice and Public Security will assess proposals' feasibility and legality.
Key details
The Brazilian government has initiated a public consultation open until June 30, 2026, inviting contributions to strengthen policies aimed at migrants, refugees, and stateless persons. This effort seeks to finalize the I National Plan for Migrations, Refuge, and Statelessness (I PlaNaMIGRA), a plan that will guide policy implementation from 2026 to 2030.
Suggestions can be submitted via the Brasil Participativo platform, with access extended even to foreign users without a government account. Key proposals include ensuring access to professional qualification, recognizing diplomas acquired abroad, combating workplace discrimination, and guaranteeing access to essential services such as health and education.
The plan’s development began in November 2024 during the 2nd National Conference on Migrations, Refuge, and Statelessness (2nd Comigrar), which gathered over 700 representatives from government, civil society, and international organizations and produced 60 policy proposals. The plan is built on a collaborative process involving multiple ministries, public bodies, and with technical support from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The National Policy on Migrations, Refuge, and Statelessness (PNMRA), established by Decree No. 12.657/2025, provides the framework for coordinating federal, state, municipal, and civil society actions to protect the rights of these populations. The Ministry of Justice and Public Security will review the suggestions for feasibility and legality before the plan’s finalization.
This public consultation reflects the federal government’s commitment to participatory policymaking and advancing human rights protections for vulnerable groups in Brazil.
This article was translated and synthesized from Brazilian sources, providing English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
