Growing anti-Semitic propaganda in a number of newspapers throughout the country, coupled with legislation which affects Jewish immigrants, is attracting serious attention among Jewish leaders in Brazil.
A study of anti-Jewish articles in papers published in various parts of the country points to a common source. Recent legislation regarding aliens, although not aimed primarily against Jews, will affect adversely a large number of Jews than persons of any other race of nationality. About 1,400 Jews will be affected in Sao Paulo alone.
Instructions issued by the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs regarding the changing of temporary visas into permanent visas provide that those who cannot comply with the requirements will be expelled from the country or interned in so-called, “Agricultural colonies.”
In accordance with the new instructions, permanent visas or extension of temporary visas will be granted to those whose lives would be endangered by a voyage at the present moment, but will not be given to those whose repatriation at a future time would be difficult.
Permanent permission to remain in Brazil will be granted to technicians, artists and foreigners who have invested $10,000 in Brazilian industry and to those foreigners who can prove that they receive $50 a month from abroad, which sum must be handled by the Bank of Brazil. The number of those unable to prove that they are being financed from abroad is large. This class of foreigners, least able to take care of themselves, will suffer most from the new instructions.
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