Desafios e oportunidades à receptividade de mão-de-obra estrangeira qualificada no Brasil (2000-2015)

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the Brazilian immigration policy at the beginning of the 21st century as well as the main challenges and opportunities to the receptivity of skilled labor in the country. Thus, the problematic from Brazil international insertion‟s point of view is sought to be seen as an attraction hub of international talents to contribute with the increase of the national economy‟s competitiveness. From that, we inquire: what are the dilemmas foreigners faced and face to enter the country? Two other questions are encapsulated: i) what are the national and international reasons for the historical decreasing of migratory flows towards Brazil?; and ii) What are the stumbling blocks the legislation which deals with foreigners, dated from the 1980s, imposes on the incorporation of qualified skilled labor to the Brazilian economy? The hypothesis is that the Brazilian immigration policies are still based on national security doctrines of the military regime and are used as a shield to protect the national labor from international competition. That is, one cannot wait, therefore, that the immigration be used as an enlargement or opening project of the national labor market as well as a tool to increase the country‟s competitiveness before the global economy. Given the multidisciplinary nature of the paper, when seeking to understand the immigrant flows in time and space, the economic impact related to this part of the population, as well as the barriers and legislative procedures to immigration.