Cuban asylum claims in Brazil nearly doubled to about 41,900 in 2025, making Cubans the largest group of asylum seekers as they take a costly new route.

Last year, for the first time in a decade, Cuban asylum applications exceeded Venezuelan ones in sign of growing strain.

Cuban asylum claims in Brazil nearly doubled to about 41,900 in 2025, making Cubans the largest group of asylum seekers as they take a costly new route.