Joint Complementary Mechanism for a Sustainable Reintegration in Brazil (SURE)

This project aims to contribute to a more informed and sustainable reintegration process in Brazil, through a complementary joint reintegration model. This mechanism reinforces the support provided by existing Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programs implemented in Portugal, Belgium and Ireland. Strengthening the connection between pre-departure and post-arrival counselling, the project sets up a referral and coordination mechanism that promotes a more sustainable reintegration for returning migrants in Brazil. The mechanism is based on returning migrants’ needs - identified in host countries during the pre-departure counselling phase - as well as the referrals made to local actors with relevant support programs in Brazil. The project focuses on the three main Brazilian States to which migrants have returned to in the past years, namely: Goiás, Minas Gerais and São Paulo.