Over the past decade, nearly 100 million persons were forcefully displaced from their homes, as a result of persecution, famine, conflict, violence, human rights violations, or events disturbing public order across the world. And while Brazil is perceived as a peaceful territory, it is now at the center of mass migration, as the crisis in Venezuela escalates, according to the newest report on forced displacement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
From 2010 to 2019, the Americas saw a fourfold increase in the number of people displaced across borders, primarily due to the exodus from...