Posted on 02/11/2023 9:30:54 PM PST by Saije
So many Russian babies are being born in the Brazilian city of Florianópolis that parents are banding together to hire an Orthodox priest to baptise the newest members of their families.
But it is not just in Florianópolis that a priest’s services are in demand. Further south-west, in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, Russian women fleeing Moscow’s war with Ukraine are travelling in their hundreds to give birth in a peaceful country that will provide opportunities for their children.
“There is big demand for a church and a Russian school,” said Helena Yaw, a 35-year old mother of twins from St Petersburg who is married to an American and moved to Florianópolis in 2019. “It was never like this before the war.”
A combination of relaxed residency requirements and the option of a second citizenship for their newborn children has made Latin America an increasingly attractive destination for Russians.
In Buenos Aires, groups of heavily pregnant Russian women can be found browsing in bookshops or sitting around café tables. According to the Russian consulate in the capital, between 2,000 and 2,500 Russians moved to Argentina permanently in 2022, many of whom came to have children. The consulate estimates that figure could rise to 10,000 this year.
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Argentina and Brazil have condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but maintain a policy of neutrality in the war, calling for a ceasefire. Both are viewed as an attractive alternative for expectant mothers and fathers because they grant passports to babies and permanent residence to parents and offer an affordable, western-style, way of life. In Argentina, it takes only two years for parents to be issued a passport.
Argentine and Brazilian passports grant visa-free travel to at least 170 countries including Europe, versus 87 with a Russian passport.
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A lot of intelligent Christian traditional white women having babies and browsing bookstores for one thing.
A people capable of raising the standard of living because they are free from the shackles of the Kremlin for one.
Provides instant citizenship for the baby an expedited citizenship for parents.
Given that the incomes in Moscow on the same jobs are about five times that of Buenos Aires, most are digital nomads looking for a new passport to circumvent Euro travel ban.
The Russians are moving to Brazil and Argentina.
Meanwhile the Brazilians and Argentinians are coming to the USA, for better “opportunities”.
Immigration is a total joke. It has become a way for leaches to go to the best leaching grounds. A pox on all of them.
Won’t be long and Brazil will not be any better.
Given that Russia has the world’s highest abortion rate, over 50 per 1000 women per year, it is obvious there are Russian women who very much want children, just NOT in Russia. I know Ukraine women are seeking entry into the US. I wonder if there are countries in Latin America that are also attracting the Ukraine refugee population?
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