Research on immigration politics has been focused on countries of the Global North. Latin America is often discussed only as a migrant-sending region. This study offers a comparative-historical analysis of Brazilian immigration policy from national independence to the present day. Based on archival research and synthesis of multiple documentation sources, the study finds an affinity between authoritarian politics and immigration restrictionism in the country, which is consistent with theories that link liberal democracy to pro-immigrant policies. Brazilian authoritarian leaders have framed immigrants as threats to the security, order, and culture of the nation to justify tighter controls on immigration. The study concludes that immigration restrictionism can develop in the Global South with discourses strikingly similar to those circulated in the Global North. The findings also suggest that Brazil is still far from the ideal of a multiracial liberal democracy.

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巴西移民政策中威权主义和限制主义的演变：历史视角下的 Jair Bolsonaro

对移民政治的研究一直集中在全球北方国家。拉丁美洲通常仅被视为移民输出地区。本研究对巴西从国家独立至今的移民政策进行了历史比较分析。基于档案研究和多个文献来源的综合，该研究发现该国的威权政治与移民限制主义之间存在关联，这与将自由民主与亲移民政策联系起来的理论是一致的。巴西专制领导人将移民视为对国家安全、秩序和文化的威胁，以证明对移民实施更严格的控制是合理的。该研究得出的结论是，移民限制主义可以在全球南部发展，其话语与在全球北部传播的话语惊人地相似。调查结果还表明，巴西距离多种族自由民主的理想还很远。