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Both countries now recognize, effectively and without bureaucracy, school equivalences at these two levels of education. According to calculations by the Ministry of Education, one in every two immigrant students who attend public schools in Portugal has Brazilian nationality.
The Legislative Assembly approved this Friday the treaty that establishes the concession of andequivalence of studies in Brazil and Portugal of primary and secondary education.
The ratification of the Complementary Agreement to the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Consultation between the Portuguese Republic and the Federative Republic of Brazil received a positive vote from all benches, with the exception of Chegawho abstained.
The treaty, which focuses on granting equivalence of studies in Brazil (primary and secondary education) and in Portugal (primary and secondary education), was signed in the Brazilian city of Porto Seguro, on April 22, 2000.
Under the agreement now approved, the two countries now recognize, effectively and without bureaucracythe school equivalences of Portuguese primary and secondary education and Brazilian primary and secondary education.
The previous day, in the discussion of the proposal, the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, Emídio Sousahighlighted that “this is a topic that appears particularly pressing, given the situation of recent years“.
The treaty is all the more important as there is “a notable growth in the number of Brazilian citizens who seek Portugal to study, and can also offer an incentive for more Portuguese citizens to do so in Brazil”, highlighted the governor.
The same justification was presented by the Prime Minister, Luis Montenegroat the time the proposal was presented to the Assembly, on April 2.
The PS, Livre, Bloco de Esquerda and PCP benches praised the agreement, highlighting, however, that wanted this to be extended.
In his intervention, the Social Democratic deputy Paulo Edson Cunha assured “that this is not a static agreement” and that, therefore, it will be under constant review and study.
The debate was also marked by a heated exchange of words between the deputy of Livre Rui Tavares and Chega’s deputy Rui Paulo Sousa about the visit of the Brazilian President, Lula da Silva, to Lisbon, in April.
According to calculations by the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation cited by , one in two immigrant students who attend public schools in Portugal has Brazilian nationality.
In the 2024/2025 academic period, of the 178,133 foreign students enrolled, 88,159 (49.5%) were children of citizens from Brazil.
