The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the citizens of UNITED STATES, Canada It is Australia Visitors to Brazil for tourism or business will need a visa to enter the country from January 10, 2024. The information was posted on the websites of some Brazilian consulates. In others, the previous deadline of October 1 of this year is still included.

Visa requirements for Americans, Canadians, Australians and Japanese have been lifted by the former president’s government. Jair Bolsonaro (PL), in 2019.

Since June of the same year, the visa is no longer required for citizens of these countries who come to Brazil”tourism, business, transit, carrying out artistic or sporting activities or in exceptional situations of national interest“. Foreigners can stay in the country without a visa for up to 90 days, with the possibility of extending their stay for another 90 days.

The measure was unilateral. In other words, Brazilians continued to need a visa to enter beneficiary countries.

In March, the President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) determined the return of the mandatory document from October 1 this year.

The decision is based on a survey which shows that, thanks to the visa waiver, there has been no increase in the number of tourists from the United States, Canada and Australia to Brazil. The principle of reciprocity has also been taken into account, since Brazilian tourists continue to need a visa to visit these countries.

The return of this requirement does not apply to Japan, as this month Tokyo announced that it will no longer require visas for Brazilians from September 30. The rule applies to trips of up to 90 days.

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