O combate contra os “quistos étnicos”: identidade, assimilação e política imigratória no Estado Novo

This article analyses the repressive policy against foreign workers in Brazil during the Estado Novo, when immigrant groups which could be characterized by racial and cultural isolation are described as “ethnic cysts” and investigated by Immigration and Colonization Council. In the context of Second World War, debates on assimilation and miscegenation would be influenced also by the classification of immigrant workers as a military threat.This article analyses the repressive policy against foreign workers in Brazil during the Estado Novo, when immigrant groups which could be characterized by racial and cultural isolation are described as “ethnic cysts” and investigated by Immigration and Colonization Council. In the context of Second World War, debates on assimilation and miscegenation would be influenced also by the classification of immigrant workers as a military threat.Este artigo analisa a política repressiva contra os trabalhadores estrangeiros no Brasil durante o Estado Novo, quando os grupos imigrantes que podiam ser caracterizados pelo isolamento racial e cultural são descritos como “quistos étnicos” e investigados pelo Conselho de Imigração e Colonização. No contexto da Segunda Guerra Mundial, os debates sobre assimilação e miscigenação seriam influenciados também pela classificação dos trabalhadores imigrantes como uma ameaça militar