In the world: Migration

Migration

• Brazil and Colombia: US$5.4 billion in trade in 2025

  Brazil and Colombia traded US$5.4 billion in 2025, and Brazilian exports rose 24.3% in 2026, says ApexBrasil. What ties the two countries.

• Colombians in Brazil: what the 2025 numbers say

  Colombians are the 3rd origin of foreign MEIs in Brazil and their asylum requests grew in 2025. Data from OBMigra, Sebrae and Bogotá.

• Sebrae 2026: Brazil tops 106,000 foreign MEIs

  In June 2026, Brazil passed 106,000 foreign individual microentrepreneurs, 24% more in a year. Who they are, where they are and what it reveals.

• Remittances to Latin America hit a record in 2025

  Migrants sent about US$174 billion to Latin America in 2025, according to the IDB. And sending money is still expensive, says the World Bank.

• Venezuelans in Brazil: refuge and Operation Welcome

  About 680,000 Venezuelans live in Brazil, and Operation Welcome has moved over 150,000 to 1,100 cities. What worked and what is still missing.

• OBMigra 2025: 2 million migrants live in Brazil

  OBMigra's 2025 data count about 2 million migrants in Brazil, from 200 nationalities, and record formal jobs. What the numbers say.

• Slave labor in 2025: 2,772 rescues and withheld documents

  In 2025, Brazil's Labor Ministry rescued 2,772 people from slave-like labor, 68% in urban areas. Withholding a worker's papers is a crime. Where to report.

• Migration Law: 9 years of the law that changed Brazil's view

  Signed on May 24, 2017, Law 13,445 replaced the Foreigners Statute with a law of rights. What it guarantees newcomers, nine years later.

• The capoeira circle, UNESCO heritage, and Colombia

  In 2014, UNESCO declared the capoeira circle heritage of humanity. In Colombia, it has trained students for over 30 years. Capoeira as a bridge.

• Mercosur Residence Agreement: the path for newcomers

  Signed in Brasília in December 2002, the Mercosur Residence Agreement gives South Americans 2-year residence with little paperwork. How it works.