From afar it would seem that Theresa May’s plans to impose tougher visa controls on Brazilians have largely been met with dismay in the UK – even, it would seem, from within the coalition itself.
I say afar, because I write this as a British national who is married to a Brazilian and who currently resides in São Paulo, Brazil.
Interestingly, almost no attention was paid to the story here. I could find only two online articles mentioning the story in Portuguese, and then even one of those was from the BBC Brasil website.
In part, this may be because Brazilians have become accustomed to negativity emanating their way from the UK, particularly from the media whom they feel have been overly harsh about their preparations for the World Cup and Olympics. However, what’s more likely is that the plans are so ridiculous they don’t warrant Brazilian column inches anyway.
This is my first post for Migrant Voice and you can read the rest of it here.
the book is on the table 
Yeah ridiculous. But its just the latest stupidity in the UK Government’s crazy plan to reduce immigration. The fact that Theresa May quotes the high rates of over-staying is an admission that the problem is not the current system, it’s the enforcement of it (which fits with what I saw when still in London). Nobody spends money like Brazilian tourists! They should welcome them with open arms.
Having worked within the immigration system for nearly 10 years I can confirm that it is an absolute mess. I very much doubt, given the reaction to the announcement, that we’ll hear much more about this policy. Seems a very strange moment to be picking specifically on Brazilians!
Brazilians spend money in UK? How funny…..every singly Brazilian i met in london was a prostitute, gay and straight. They are all over the place…Brazilians enter UK on the visa free arrangement and stay 3-6 months prostituting earning cash and not paying a penny in taxes as well as abusing and misusing the entire British social benefits system as much as they can. Oh and they also steal shamelessly….those who have dealt with Brazilians will know what I am talking about, there should be definitely very strict controls on Brazilians entering UK.
Is it deliberate irony that you have globalcitizen as your email address?