Bangladeshi immigration to Brazil is a new trend, as the South American country has no tradition of receiving the Bengali people.

[5][6] Saifullah Al-Mamun, a Bangladeshi was arrested by Brazilian federal police who was believed to be one of the world's most notorious human traffickers.

[7] He is involved with smuggling into Brazil, and then to the United States, people from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan', the Brazilian police report.

[8] Some immigrants have been victims of exploitation being deceived by international human trafficking,[9] but those who work legally in the country tend to be employed in factories where halal slaughter (a type of meat preparation that follows Islamic precepts) is required.

[10] Only between the months from January to April 2018, the Bangladeshi were the fifth group of foreigners who requested refuge in the Latin American country, only being overcome by Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans and Chinese.