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BRUM, Alex Guedes. The history of Brazil's policies for its scientific and technological diaspora. Rev. Educ. Polít. Debate [online]. 2024, vol.13, n.2, a2024-70518. ISSN 2238-8346.  https://doi.org/10.14393/repod-v13n2a2024-70518.

In recent decades, an increasing number of developing countries have considered their highly qualified nationals living abroad as a potential asset for national development. This article aims to analyze the history of Brazilian state policies for its scientific and technological diaspora. These are approached based mainly on: documentary research; consult the websites of public bodies; and, bibliographic research. It is argued that Brazil has traditionally interpreted skilled emigration from the perspective of “brain drain” and, therefore, has been slow to look at the scientific and technological diaspora as an eventual source of resources. This paradigm shift only occurred in the 2010s. However, policies for the scientific and technological diaspora were not part of a unitary and coordinated state strategy and almost all of them were discontinued after a few years of being in effect.

Palavras-chave : Brazil; Qualified emigration; Brain circulation; Emigration policies; Scientific and technological diaspora.

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