After signing a compromise agreement between the Football Federation of the state of Rio de Janeiro and the Non-Governmental Organization Viva Rio, refugee football players will be considered Brazilian when joining a federated club of the state of Rio de Janeiro, which, in fact, widens the working possibilities of these athletes, since they will not be included in the quota for foreigners to compete in the Brazilian competitions.
According to information from the Brazilian government, the country’s current population is estimated at 192 million inhabitants and, of this number, just over 4,000 are legal refugees. Under Brazilian Law, anyone outside his/her country of nationality who has a well-founded fear of...
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