The "Venezuelan migrant" in Brazil

Conceptions of coordinators of the Brazilian National Health System

Bibliographic Data

ID3094004
AuthorsPedro Henrique Conte Gil (0000-0003-1158-8199, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Georgius Cardoso Esswein (0000-0002-6757-1954, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Brasil; Universidade La Salle, Brasil), João Luís Almeida Weber (0000-0002-7434-2359, Centro Universitário da Serra Gaúcha, Brasil), Marina Basotti (0009-0003-2085-7503, Centro Universitário da Serra Gaúcha, Brasil), Adolfo Pizzinato (0000-0002-1777-5860, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
Year2025
Volume34
Issue1
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSaúde e Sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0104-1290 • E-ISSN: 1984-0470
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0104-12902025240523en
OpenAlexW4410964681
SCIELO_PIDS0104-12902025000100505
LanguageDE
Citations received4
References cited18

This study aims to analyze the conceptions of coordinators of the Brazilian National Health System services regarding the Venezuelan individual, as well as the health care practices of their respective teams of professionals with the Venezuelan population, in a municipality in South Brazil. This is a qualitative study that involved focus groups with coordinators of health services in the region. The results were analyzed via an inductive Thematic Analysis and organized into two main themes: (1) conceptions about the "Venezuelan migrant individual" in Brazil; and (2) health care policies, strategies, and practices for the Venezuelan population. We identified that the conceptions of coordinators point toward the vulnerabilization of Venezuelans in different spheres, while indicating a non-difference in relation to Brazilians and questioning the health rights of the migrant population in Brazil. Furthermore, there are no specific public health policies for Venezuelan migrants, instead there are actions at an interpersonal level by health service professionals. Getting to know the specificities of migrant populations, such as Venezuelans, provides an opportunity to develop consistent public health policies, especially for proposing more culturally sensitive health practices

Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Migrant workers · Political science · Sociology · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Migration, Identity, and Health · Migration, Racism, and Human Rights