Easier rules for work visas in Brazil

You may also want to see:

- Foreigners with a working Visa in Brazil, steps to get your documents in order.

- The long and treacherous quest to get a work visa permit in Brazil

What changes:

1) Documents must be presented mainly electronically.

2) Most of translations (e.g. diplomas, graduation certificates) can be presented after the visa is required, and not before;

3) Foreigners may switch jobs while in Brazil in a much easier way. The visa is not cancelled when the worker change jobs, but automatically renewed.

4) Postgraduation students can come to Brazil in order to work during their vacation time (up to 90 days a year)

It is also expected that the analysis will be made much faster. 

Please notice that part of the old regulations still apply. The gates are still closed to workers without qualification and a Brazilian company must sponsor the visa request. 

The visa still has to be obtained before you come to Brazil!

Nevertheless, a change for the better. 

You may also want to see:

Foreigners with a working Visa in Brazil, steps to get your documents in order.

The long and treacherous quest to get a work visa permit in Brazil

What is the quality of Brazilian legal services like in comparison to more developed countries?

I'm taking this post from Investment Services Brazil, a website specialized in Brazilian real estate. 

Their answer to the question at the title is: in general, not good (their original post may be read at the end of this one)

I'd love to criticize them and say that this is a superficial opinion, a biased remark from some condescending and patronizing yankee. 

But I understand their point of view. With the exception of some very professional law firms in major cities and of some very well educated professionals, most of Brazilian lawyers will not fulfill foreigner's expectations. 

That is not because they are bad professionals, but because most of them are not ready to adapt to European and American business culture.  

For example, most lawyers in Brazil (actually, most people in Brazil) will not answer their emails within two hours, keep a British punctuality or offer periodic and detailed reports. All of these are expected behaviors in  many developed countries, for all I know. But they simply aren't an essential part of Brazilian business culture (I feel I will be criticized for saying that out loud, but I have had enough foreign clients to know precisely what they complain about, and those 3 are on the top of the list).

Now, I'm not saying that you should trust your Brazilian lawyer blindfolded. My first order of business is "trust no one" (the second one is: "don't trust anyone, specially the Brazilian government"). 

I'm just saying that, among a lot of good Brazilian lawyers, you will be able to find only a few who speak, act and work like Europeans. If you can pick these one, good for you. If not, then you will have to adapt yourself. 


The original article:
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Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

This is a common question and most certainly a very valid one.  Many individuals buying real estate in Brazil focus solely on the merits of the real estate purchase and neglect carry out any due diligence process on the legal professional that will ultimately supervise the transaction.  Investment Services Brazil is often called upon to assist  foreigners to recover their capital from deals that have not been subject to correct due diligence by a less than thorough Brazilian lawyers.  With the increase in volume of foreign buyers within Brazil, legal  services are in demand and speaking from experience it is obvious that several local lawyers simply spend less time on each transaction in order to accommodate more clients.

Under Brazil law the due diligence process that a Brazilian lawyer must carry out on behalf of the client is regrettably subject.  This results in a lack of accountability in the event of incompetence or neglect.  Furthermore the Brazilian Courts are notoriously inefficient and corruption is not uncommon.  With this in mind it is essential when purchasing real estate in Brazil to have a high level of confidence in your Brazilian lawyer and to not use them simply because they speak English.  Your lawyer in Brazil should willingly share with you the exact steps and checks they will carry out in order to fulfill the due diligence on your property.

At Investment Services Brazil due diligence is carried out with the knowledge that the Brazilian legal system has numerous flaws and that due diligence, thorough due diligence is the only true protection for the real estate investor.  With this objective of the real estate investor or can proceed with confidence knowing that the investment is truly protected by a firm whose intention has been showering secure a real estate transaction and not to maximize billing hours.

Source: http://investmentservicesbrazil.com/blog/?p=29

Brazil: A User’s Guide

This post is not the complete legal guide to doing business in Brazil (such thing does not exist and would be outdated in 24 hours if it did).

It is the deliciously humorous article published by Granta magazine, about what Brazil looks like from an extraterrestrial pespective.

It is very funny, specially for the foreigners who have lived or visited Brazil, and who will be able to understand all the jokes.

Enjoy...

Following on from the first and second dispatches from the newly appointed Ambassador to São Paulo back to his home planet, Juan Pablo Villalobos offers a guide to surviving life in Brazil.

Identity crisis (1). São Paulo and Manaus are as similar as Wales and China. Comparing Rio de Janeiro and Palmas is like comparing a shoe with a rocket. Porto Alegre and Rio Branco like a frog to a cup of coffee. Belo Horizonte and Salvador like an Other-Human hair to a constellation. The sum of these differences is called Brazil.

Tips that can save your self esteem (1). You don’t want to play in that football game on the beach, believe me.

Bureaucratic stuff (1). The Brazilian banking system was created by a Czech writer called Franz Kafka.

Ways of saying Hi (1):

– Hi, all ok?

– All ok and you?

– All ok.

– Then it is ok.

Security controls. If you want to enter to a condominium, relax. Have you ever gone to Pluto with a Green Planet passport?

For the rest, go to Granta's website.