O caso dos estudantes guineenses: a suposta publicidade enganosa e suas consequências na renovação dos vistos

Abstract

Research on the possibility of temporary student visa renewal due to the configuration of misleading advertising. The research work analyzes, firstly, the case of Guinea-Bissau students who came to Brazil through Ceará’s private colleges’ program “Be University student in Brazil”. Presents Guinea-Bissau, the origin country of the students, telling its history from the struggles for independence and showing the emigration that occurred thereafter, with emphasis on the search for studies. Exposes the main cooperation agreements between Brazil and Africa’s countries, especially Guinea-Bissau. Demonstrates how the advertising, the college admission exams and the coming of Guinea-Bissau students to Ceará’s colleges were done. Debate about the possibility of misleading advertising by the colleges, leaving students without the financial conditions to stay in Brazil. Reflects about the students’ default to the colleges and the consequent impossibility of temporary visas renewal. Analyzes the measures taken by the students and by federal prosecutors in the case. Uses the doctrinal, legislative and judicial researches. Uses the internet as a way to complement the studied subjects. Demonstrates that occurs misleading advertising by the colleges and that the misleading advertising influenced the temporary student visa renewal, not only due to the students' vulnerable situation. Suggests, in the end, if misleading advertising is judicially checked, the recognition of the right to university residence, as well as the right to the tuition’s price announced at Guinea-Bissau Teachers Democratic Trade Union (SINDEPROF). Proposes, yet, if have been only an exchange variation or if the students’ financial difficulties persist, that these students are transferred to the Integration International Afro-Brazilian Lusophone´s University.