Políticas linguísticas em contexto de migração e refúgio: o direito fundamental de se expressar

In the current scenario - where factors such as globalization, technological innovation, and human mobility are key points - global markets and broad sociopolitical events result in increasingly interconnected power structures and social relations. Given this perspective, the objective of our work is to present an interdisciplinary analysis, uniting perspectives of Law and Linguistics, by proposing a sociolinguistic reflection about the role of language in the process of social integration (CASTELLOTI and DIDIER, 2001) of immigrants, based on the new Brazilian legislation that supports these individuals. Our analysis is based on interpretive research. Since it is a current and constantly changing theme, much data is extracted from governmental institutions and broadcast news, combined with analysis from bibliographic research.We seek to demonstrate that the right to express oneself in one’s own language is a right constitutionally guaranteed in our order, since the concepto of language is intrinsically linked to the concepto of culture. Therefore, we defend that Brazilian intitutional lingusitic policies that aim to support migrant populations are a vital tool to ensure  the full exercise of  their citizenship.