Brazilian applications for Paraguay residency more than double, France 24 reports
Applications by Brazilians for residence permits in Paraguay have more than doubled over five years, according to France 24. The outlet reports that many applicants support Bolsonaro and fear an October presidential election victory for incumbent Lula.
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France 24 reports that the number of residence permit applications submitted by Brazilians in Paraguay has risen to more than twice its level five years earlier.
According to the outlet, many applicants are Bolsonaro supporters concerned that incumbent Brazilian leader Lula will win the presidential election in October.
The report says these supporters blame Lula for what they describe as an unprecedented economic crisis in Brazil. That characterization is their accusation, not an independently established finding in the supplied excerpt.
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- France 24 – Englishfrance24.com
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