Among the threats is the increase in the minimum residence permit to apply for citizenship, a proposed government campaign for the election to parliament, Sunday.
Brazilian lawyers working in Portugal try to prevent Brazilians from losing rights in the country. The warnings were given after the government decided to tighten immigration rules.
Priscila Corrêa created a petition for the maintenance of the five years of residence in Portugal as a requirement to apply for citizenship.
As the Portugal Giro revealed, the government of the Democratic Alliance, which is trying to be re-elected on Sunday in the election to parliament, intends to increase the minimum time to ten years.
“The law defines five years as a necessary deadline. But the intention of the political force on the right is that this deadline will be 10 years. We need to prevent this setback,” Corrêa posted on her Instagram profile.
The “housetime” is popular among Brazilians, who fought and got in Parliament in 2024 the inclusion of the wait for the residence permit in the five years required.
“In April 2024, the migrants won a victory. Don't let this right die. Sign the petition that protects the rights of all immigrants living in the country,” she said.
Criminal lawyer Cecilia Mello warned of the risks of violation of the rights signed in international treaties with the government’s decision to notify immigrants to leave Portugal.
In a statement, she was attentive to the fact that international human rights treaties and cooperation agreements between Brazil and Portugal provide for additional protections for immigrants, he said, explaining:
“With regard to additional protection, it is important that there is diplomatic assistance. (...) This assistance is not intended to break the rules, but rather to offer support to those who are, in fact, deported. There is also local assistance, including through an agency very similar to our Public Defender's Office, which can assist immigrants.”
Cecilia also highlighted “risks of violation of the legal process and the proportionality of the sanctions” on immigrants notified to leave Portugal.
“The risks of non-compliance refer to situations where the person did not even know they needed to pay a certain fee for the order to be processed. There are several cases that were not admitted precisely because of non-payment of this fee, "he assured, adding:
“Similarly, the absence of some document can be filled. I am referring to formal vices or even misconceptions of information caused by ignorance.”