Limits and paradoxes of citizenship in borderlands: Assistance to the "brasiguaios" in the public health system in Foz do Iguaçu (Brasil)

  • José Lindomar Coelho Albuquerque Departamento de Ciências Sociais Escola de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (EFLCH) Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_GEOP.2012.v3.n2.40040
Keywords: Brazil, Paraguay, borders, citizenship, health, nation, migration.

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The paper discusses some policies border integration in health sector and the tension with the territorial sovereignty of the state, establishing national processes of funding and attention to the border population. The research also emphasizes the tactics of the residents who live in Paraguay and seek social rights and benefits on the Brazilian side, as well as the methods of supervision and control of these actions.

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José Lindomar Coelho Albuquerque, Departamento de Ciências Sociais Escola de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (EFLCH) Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)

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Published
2013-05-27
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Coelho Albuquerque J. L. (2013). Limits and paradoxes of citizenship in borderlands: Assistance to the "brasiguaios" in the public health system in Foz do Iguaçu (Brasil). Geopolítica(s). Revista de estudios sobre espacio y poder, 3(2), 185-205. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_GEOP.2012.v3.n2.40040
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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012)
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