In the first half of 2018, the number of requests for refuge presented by Venezuelans in the Amazon has more than doubled compared to the whole of 2017. According to the data of the Federal Police (FP), from 26 to 26 January of June of this year were 4,779 applications and in 2017 were 2,301. Fleeing hunger, Venezuelans do not find in El Dorado in Brazil that they have imagined and are having difficulty finding a job and housing.
Among the Brazilian states, Amazonas is the third country with the highest number of requests for refuge, behind only São Paulo, which accounts for 28% of requests and Roraima with 47%.
By plane – through the "internalization project" presented by the federal government – by bus or across 769 km on foot via the federal highway that connects the capitals of Manaus and Boa Vista, BR 174. Thus arrive Venezuelan immigrants to the Amazon, with his heart divided by the desire to leave the country of origin and hope in better days.
"I miss my family, I have great faith in God that I will find a job and bring them to live with me." In Venezuela, there is a lot of famine, "said the wagon driver Giovanny Morales, 42, recently arrived in Manaus.
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After 11 days of walking to arrive in Manaus, the driver of wagons, Giovanny Morales, 42 years old, looking for a job (Photo: Ive Rylo / G1 AM)
From Boa Vista to Manaus, there was 11 days of intense walking against the Venezuelan. A marathon, an hour relieved by a hitchhiker, discouraged by cries of repudiation of immigration.
"Some of us are fathers of families and we run away from hunger, we want to work and live honestly," said Morales.
He arrived in Manaus on Tuesday (26), after a long walk alongside a friend: "We slept by the roadside.We took strong sun and rain.We walked a lot and the clothes did not dry.I ate what people gave us.We were afraid of not knowing what could happen, what we might find on the way. have always had faith in God, "he said.
Giovanny Morales arrived in Boa Vista on December 16, 2017, leaving a woman and three children, aged 14, 18, and 23, in the state of Anzuatiqui, in northern Venezuela.
"There is no work in Venezuela, companies close, everything is very expensive, there is no food, there is no way to sell to survive So 80% of the population is leaving the country – an idea, a kilogram of rice costs $ 10. Today, $ 1 costs $ 2 million and $ 500. "
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In addition to Brazil, Venezuelans are looking for a way to make the most of the Venezuelan people. refuge in Peru and Colombia. And when they make the decision to leave home, they already know that the return can be difficult. "The president has decreed that the person who leaves the country, he can take your house, his house is for the government," he lamented.
After spending six months in the Boa Vista Refuge and not having a job,
"I was at the shelter in Boa Vista and I decided to to leave, because there they gave us only food and no work, I had almost no money to send to my family in Venezuela. The documents and I did not As a result, a companion and I decided to leave the shelter, we left with the dream of getting a job.Here, only a minority have a job.We saw this because that we heard "I would earn R $ 30, R $ 40 a week and send my family to buy food," he said.
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Country and without the idea of the distance between the Brazilian states, Giovanny said that he does not find work in Manaus intends to go to the state of Mato Grosso, where he heard that there are a lot of people there. ; jobs. "How long to walk from Manaus to Mato Grosso? What is the nearest town to Manaus, how long does it take to walk?" He asked.
The first place in Manaus visited by driver Giovanny Morales was the parish of São Geraldo, which is on Constanino Nery Avenue. The place is one of three points where the Catholic Church welcomes immigrants in the Amazonian capital.
According to church information, on average, about 65 visits are made daily for Venezuelans.
"Almost all of those who come come for shelter, others ask for a mattress, a basic basket, and as a church we give almost 100% support to immigrants in general. We have no legs and no structure to do everything We ask the government to do it, but the government structures are very slow and do not always realize the speed required, "said Rosana Nascimento, coordinator of the Pastoral Care of Immigrants of the Archdiocese of Manaus
Points of Service to Immigrants by the Archdiocese of Manaus
Places of Assistance
Address
Average Daily Attendance
Parish of St. Geraldo
Avenida Constantino Nery
15
Church of Our Lady of Remedies
Rua Leovegildo Coelho, Manaus Center
20
Caritas Archdiocesan of Manaus (CAM )
Av. Joaquim N abuco, Manaus Center
30
She said that there is still no estimate of the number of Venezuelans in the capital. However, he notes that, unlike Haitians, Venezuelans prefer to stay in the northern part of the country, given their proximity to the border.
"In their imagination, at any moment they come back to Venezuela.They think it's just a phase, a question of political organization in Venezuela and, being in the Amazon, they are near the border and easier to return, "he said.
The Catholic Church now has five shelters for foreigners, with a capacity of 245 people. The places are crowded and can not handle the demand.
Dwellings of the Archdiocese of Manaus
Dwellings
Address
Capacity
N of Venezuelans brought by the process of internalization
Casa Santa Catarina de Sena
Bairro Petrópolis, Zona Sul of Manaus
120
120 Venezuelans of the Interiorization
Casa João Jackson
District of Santo Antônio, South Zone of Manaus
40
] District Glória , South Zone of Manaus
30
30 Venezuelans of Internalization
Casa Madre Assunta
District of Monte das Oliveiras, South Zone of Manaus
15, but has 27 people
0
Casa Zilda Arns
Bairro Zumbi, Eastern Zone of Manaus
40 Haitians
0
"Today, the shelters we have in Manaus, which serve the Venezuelans, are as the shelters of the Church. The state government and the municipality have no shelter for immigrants. The Coroado court was used in the time of the native Warao and was closed. It is planned to resume, was to begin in May, has already postponed to June. We are not sure, "said Rosana.
She pointed out that nearly 80% of the 164 Venezuelan immigrants coming to Manaus in the process of internalizing the federal government are in shelters provided by the church
"The internalisation project, originally, was to be a partnership between the federal government and municipal and state governments. But the partnership that has worked the most is with the church. We alone, as a church, can not determine how the other needs of migrants and refugees can be met, for example, education, health, work, housing, among others. "
She recalled that the number of veneers in the Amazon, the Amazon, the Amazon, the Amazon, the zuelanos who plan or expect to come to Manaus are higher than those who have already participated in the federal project.
"After 3 or 4 months in Boa Vista waiting for a job, they decide to come and find a way.You have ever wondered if you spent 4 months sleeping and waking up, without knowing what will happen in your life, government structures are very slow and people can not wait, life goes on, people have needs that do not always correspond to the deadlines and dates that the government stipulates, "he said.
Three of the Church-run shelters – those who have hosted immigrants through the internment process – are supported by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The other two, the church runs behind the support of private initiative to maintain water, light and food And pay the staff who are there.
"You can not work at 1 00% with volunteers, who have their time limits. The houses work 24 hours a day and we need staff for that, the employees. All of this is a monthly resource and not one-off and we have to run behind, "he said.
The houses also offer Portuguese courses, professional qualifications and professional intermediation.
City Hall and Government of Amazonas
The Municipal Secretariat of Women, Social Welfare and Human Rights (Semmasdh) reports that the mayor pays the rent of two houses located in the Center District and Alfredo Nascimento. In all, 200 Venezuelans live in their homes. All are indigenous to the Waraó ethnic group.
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Also informed that the town hall offers help in the areas of social welfare, health, education and work However, there is no estimate of the number of Venezuelans in Manaus.
R $ 1.6 million was received by the city in the year 2017. The amount was invested in the hiring of technical staff of social worker, psychologist, anthropologist. In addition to renting houses, food, cleaning products.
Already the state government, informed that the shelter to Venezuelans is done only by the town hall. Meanwhile, the Secretary of State for Social Welfare. (Seas) pointed out that she has allocated resources to the municipality to subsidize the reception.
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The Warao Indians arrived in Manaus in 2017 after fleeing hunger in the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro to clean Brazilian lands (Photo: Ive Rylo / G1 AM)
Second note, the government has allocated 1,874 R $ 090.35 at the Native Warao reception, from June to December 2017, when the state maintained this service, which is currently provided only by the mayor. This amount includes expenses related to meals, human resources, security and conservation.
The government also has no estimates on the number of Venezuelan immigrants to Manaus. In the note it was pointed out that spontaneous demand, being not possible to measure. He gave information on the 200 natives sheltered by the town hall.
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