January Seminar Second Panel

I had been waiting to post on the Second Panel in the hope of acquiring some beautiful pictures. However, I will proceed even without them.

The first person to speak in the Second Panel was Cicero Garcia, from the Brazilian General Consulate.  His most significant points were:

• The consulate in London competes with that in Lisbon for size, but is the one which emits the most working visas for Brazil.
• The issuing of passports in London continues to increase and the change of Headquarters was due to the large number of Brazilians seeking assistance.
• Last year 19 Brazilians died in London.
• Significant problem of undocumented Brazilian women who are vulnerable to abuse by foreign husbands.
• Last year there were 113 Brazilians imprisoned in the United Kingdom, 59 for false documents for which there is a usual sentence of 4-5 months incarceration.

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