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Brazilian expatriates in Portugal are raising concerns over immigration law changes, rising xenophobia, and administrative backlogs at AIMA ahead of President Lula da Silva's visit, urging diplomatic intervention.
The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has reopened its online portal for family reunification applications just before the Brazilian President's visit to Portugal.
Cultural mediators from the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) are striking at the Government headquarters in Lisbon to demand permanent employment status and salary equality, protesting the ministry's reliance on precarious labor.
The President of Brazil disappointed the Brazilian community by not significantly addressing changes to Portuguese immigration and nationality laws during a joint statement with Prime Minister Luís Montenegro. While Brazilian groups hoped for a stronger stance on immigration issues, Lula focused on praise for the Brazilian workforce. Prime Minister Montenegro clarified that the Portuguese government has regularised over 235,000 Brazilian immigrant applications in the last two years, noting that only a small fraction of requests were denied. Lula also met with the new Portuguese President, António José Seguro, and discussed the Mercosur-EU trade agreement.
The deadline for former Immigration and Borders Service (SEF) inspectors to work at Portuguese airports ends next Thursday, April 9. However, according to the Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI), not all professionals will leave. The ministry stated that inspectors with specific technical expertise, such as document analysis, will remain until PSP officers are fully trained. The PJ criminal investigation union expressed uncertainty regarding these extensions, noting that previous deadlines were changed at the last minute. Meanwhile, the union has criticised the transfer of 100 PSP officers to the Lisbon Municipal Police, arguing that these resources should be prioritised for border control.
Dozens of sociocultural mediators demonstrated this Monday in front of the Government headquarters.
Gonçalo Matias reinforces that the Government is counting on all parties in the negotiations. Additionally, the strike by AIMA cultural mediators caused disruptions this morning at the offices, especially in Anjos.
Cultural mediators from AIMA are gathering near the Government headquarters this Monday. The Federation of Workers' Unions accuses the State of using precarious workers as permanent staff.
The professionals, who will be gathered at the Government headquarters in Lisbon, accuse the ministry of relying on precarious workers as if they were permanent staff. By early morning, the effects of the strike were already visible.
The professionals, who will be gathered at the Government headquarters in Lisbon, accuse the ministry of relying on precarious workers as if they were permanent staff. By early morning, the effects of the strike were already visible.
The professionals, who will be gathered at the Government headquarters in Lisbon, accuse the ministry of relying on precarious workers as if they were permanent staff. By early morning, the effects of the strike were already visible.
Cultural mediators from the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) are holding a strike and protest today at the Government headquarters to demand their incorporation into the institution's permanent staff.
The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has begun accelerating the dispatch of residence permits renewed by the Mission Structure in the second half of 2025. An agency source told DN Brasil that approximately 20,000 documents have been sent to the Mint for issuance in recent weeks. This effort aims to clear the backlog, with at least 50% of all cards already dispatched. AIMA is prioritising this process ahead of April 15, when most renewal receipts expire. Additionally, the agency is addressing rejected applications and managing the collection of returned residence permits, with extended opening hours at the Anjos office to assist immigrants.
The agency has expanded services at its Anjos branch to collect returned cards and has enabled on its portal the renewal of authorisations that expire in March 2026.
The Jesuit Refugee Service managed, until this Monday, two reception centres for asylum seekers, which had to close due to inadequate funding. AIMA claims to have made a proposal, while the Jesuits assert that only a promise was left hanging. Institutions are available to find a way forward.
