Qualified Forced Migrants in Brazil: causes and consequences for the low effectiveness
of foreign diploma revalidation
This dissertation aims to understand the causes of forced migration to Brazil of people with a high educational level, as well as the reasons and consequences of the low effectiveness of the process of revalidation of foreign diplomas. We observed that people with a higher educational level have greater social, cultural and financial capital, which helps in the migration process, especially when there is a high degree of coercion to move. In the context of restrictions on entry into Northern countries, in addition to situations of human rights violations, environmental disasters and extreme poverty in nearby countries, Brazil has become an option for this group as a destination. Regarding the revalidation process, we found that the lack of uniformity and publicity in the procedures, as well as the requirement for documents as opposed to carrying out exams, lead to its low effectiveness. Therefore, skilled forced migrants find themselves professionally underutilized, with economic, psychological, and local integration losses. As a methodology, we used bibliographic analysis and document analysis, as well as semi-structured interviews with forced migrants.